THE BLESSING OF BOOKS

Thursday, December 27, 2007

In our family room there is one solid wall of books. There is a large comfortable chair in front of the bookshelf, directly across from the fireplace. Next to the chair is a small table and on top of the table is a stack of new books. I received these new books for Christmas.
I believe in reading!

Reading is the foundation for intellectual development. The national campaign in the United States that touted reading as “fundamental” was one of the truest campaigns ever launched through the media. Reading prepares us to think. James Emery White laments the loss of a book never read: “The loss of pages never turned, covers never opened, words never seen. A single book can deepen your understanding, expand your vision, sensitize your spirit, deepen your soul, ignite your imagination, stir your passions and widen your wisdom. There truly can be mourning for a book never read—mourning for the loss of what our lives could have held and could have accomplished.”

How do you become a reader? You must choose to read. You can become a reader, but first you must choose to.