sharing a blessing....

Good Wednesday morning all, I hope everyone is well !

Does your town have a Bible Marathon each year? Ours does! What is a Bible Marathon you ask, it is where the Bible is read from Genesis 1:1 through Revelation 22:21 over a three and a half day period. It takes approximately 90 hours to read the Bible from beginning to end give or take an hour. Our county has one every year for the past ten years and I didn't know about it until last year. Did you know that there is an actual day for prayer every year? There is and this year it will be on Thursday May 3. The National Day of Prayer always falls on the first Thursday in May and there are preachers and I guess just anyone who wants to participate can pray in unison on the front lawn of the court house. Normally prayer begins at noon and as soon as the prayer is over the Bible reading begins.

Last year I participated in this and I received such a blessing for doing it. I was nervous when I stepped up to read the first time because you read into a microphone and there are speakers all around so that people all over town can hear it but when I started reading all of my nervousness left me.

Some friends of ours host this event and this year Mr. B and I are helping get everything together. We sent out fliers and letters to local area churches and I contacted one tv station and one radio station, I have also written an article to be published in two different papers. We are trying to get as much media coverage as possible this year because each year the media doesn't show up until the last day which doesn't really help because people then think that it is too late to go read.

Anyone can read, it doesn't matter what your beliefs are everyone is welcome to read. The Bible being read is a King James 1611 version. I can't explain the feeling I get when I am reading or hear someone else reading because I know that somewhere near there might be a soul that has never heard God's word or maybe someone that has never payed attention to God's word. It is just an amazing feeling and that is where my blessing comes from, knowing that people are hearing God's word.

Some people driving by will stop in the middle of the road to listen and some people come up and sit for a while to listen. You would be surprised at the people that come to see what is going on. It is really just a feeling that I can't explain but it blesses my heart to be a part of it all.

I volunteered Mr. B and I to spend the night up there this year so that the hosts don't have to stay every night to read because the reading goes through the night. Once the reading of the Bible starts, it doesn't stop until the entire thing has been read and this is where volunteers come in handy.

On Saturday from 2PM-10PM we are having Youth Day where kids of any age can come and read, we are praying for a big turn out on this. We are also having a special time for seniors to read. The reason for a certain time for senior citizens and children to read is because you want to be past the "begats" when they read. With the children we are looking more for an area where they comprehend what they are reading.

So to make a long story short, I am very excited about this event coming up. We are having a little get-together for our youth this Saturday at Chic-Fil-A so that they can fellowship and get to know one another while they eat their lunch then we are going to take them to hand out fliers.

You know I never saw myself as a worker in a church, I always felt like I was more of sinner and not Godly enough if that makes sense however, since we started attending the church we are currently attending I have learned a lot and the workers of the church are just people like me who want to do God's work. In the past year I have been more involved in working in the church than ever before. Our church is presently working on building our youth department up and I am on the Youth Council and it is a true blessing to see the kids get excited about God and enjoy the things that we plan. The key is that if you can get your youth excited about an event they in turn will go spread the word of the upcoming event because they are excited, their excitement will spill over onto the person they are telling and that person may think "hey if they are that excited about it maybe I need to go check this out and find out what it's all about".

Before I go I do need to give a shout out to a special someone...
Jillie, thank you so much for the birthday card. I received it yesterday and I laughed , it was hilarious and your words blessed my heart. I also want to tell you all that I went and treated myself to that spa pedicure and it was absolutely wonderful. My feet haven't felt this good since my last pedicure back in the fall.

Thank you all for your comments on my new house, hopefully before long I can get some better pics of everything.

Y'all have a wonderful day, be safe and take care!