Eugene Peterson, in his book Eat This Book, tells the story of his dog chewing, playing, and growling over a bone that would sometimes last it more than a week. One day Peterson read Isaiah 31:4, which says that the Lord is like a young lion growling over its prey. He immediately thought of his growling, joyful dog playing with its bone. He then discovered a connection: the Hebrew word for “growl” was the same word for “meditate” in Psalm 1.4 This becomes a powerful metaphor for shaping the way we approach Scripture. Meditation, then, is the practice of slowly chewing on God’s Word until it
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