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One day a couple with a strong biblical background were chatting about who should brew the coffee in the morning.

The wife said, "You should do it because you get up first."

The husband said, "You're always the one in charge of the kitchen. You should do it!"

The wife replied, "No, you should do it. Besides, it's in the Bible."

The husband scratched his head and said , "I never knew that. Please show me."

So she fetched the Bible, opened to end of the New Testament, and showed him.

At the top of several pages, it indeed said, "HEBREWS".

“Ignorance of Scripture is ignorance of Christ!” insisted St. Jerome - a strong exhortation from a Father and Doctor of the Catholic Church to Christians urging them to pay attention to serious Scripture study. This is a must, not a luxury option.

How often do we study the Bible?

Do we use the teachings of the Bible in our daily life? The Scriptures are really “alive and powerful”, according to the author of The Epistle to the Hebrews (Hebrews 4:12).

A recent study has shown that “those who have a habit of reading through the Bible a little each day say they have experienced this helpful, life-changing quality in their lives.” And this has been echoed by many theologians!

Unfortunately, according to the recent survey report by LifeWay Research, although Americans are fond of the Bible (nearly ninety percent of households have one), they don’t actually read it. “They know the Bible is important and helpful, a little bit like exercise, but they don’t do it,” says the executive director of LifeWay Research.

St. Augustine once said, “O Lord, our hearts are restless until they rest in you.”

My dear friends in Christ, the Word is God, and therefore we should put our hearts into His holy Word everyday! If we establish the habit of meditating on the Scriptures and applying it to our lives, we will see our bad dispositions gradually transformed and our relationships with others improved. And the peace and joy of Christ will follow.