Rona’s Reflection – Memorising

These weekly reflections are designed to help you engage with the bible in different ways. This one is about learning by rote, which is not something most of us do any more. But I would encourage you to consider learning a prayer, a psalm or a passage from the bible by heart. Choose something which is meaningful to you, that has flow and poetry. You could write it out and stick it on your fridge, a mirror or next to your kettle to help you learn the words.

You may be wondering what is the point of doing this. There are many benefits. You will engage more deeply with the words you’ve chosen to learn, in times of stress or trouble, repeating these words will help bring you calm and it’s good for our brains!

So I challenge you to memorise a biblical passage, then see how you feel knowing you’ll always carry these precious words with you.

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