Memorizing Scripture has done me a world of good
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Hey there, time traveller!
This article was published 04/05/2002 (8641 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
I agree wholeheartedly with what MaryLou Driedger said about memorizing Scriptures, poems, stories, etc.
In 1935 I attended the Canadian Sunday School Mission camp near Gimli. To be eligible for the camp I had to memorize 500 Bible verses from the Gospel of John. We would learn about a dozen verses at a time and recite them to our teacher. The next year we learned fewer verses but with references from various books of the Bible.
In our church Sunday school we were given a small picture with a verse that we recited the next week. In our day school we had to memorize hymns and catechism. Our teacher reminded us that some day we would appreciate what he had us do. How true that has proved to be!
Now that I’m in my senior years, I often draw on these memorized treasures. During sleepless nights when fears and worries want to rob me of my faith, I think of the old hymns like “I Need Thee Every Hour” and “Nearer My God To Thee”. Then I can relax in peace.
MARY G. FRIESEN
Winnipeg