A Bible Marathon in Jerusalem
By Erica Whate
CBN News Guest Writer
June 21, 2007
CBNNews.com - JERUSALEM, Israel - A Bible-reading marathon was recently held in Jerusalem. The event drew believers from many nations, representing over 20 languages. Together they gathered for a public reading of the entire Bible in the garden of the Narkis Street Baptist House.
Sponsored by the Planning Committee of the International Congregation, the vision arose in the heart of Rodney Stafford, one of the congregation's members. Stafford was moved upon hearing about other Bible marathons that had taken place in Europe. He felt it would be meaningful to host such an event in Jerusalem, the city from which the Gospel went out to the nations.
The reading took several days. What first might have appeared to be a daunting and tedious task caught many participants off guard, their tears evidence of the deep response the Word of God evokes in people's hearts.
But then, a marathon is inherently an emotional event. I always get a lump in my throat watching a marathon runner push that last mile toward the finish line. Likewise, the Bible marathon in Jerusalem was an emotional affair.
Dozens of readers took part: Young and old, those struggling with terminal illness, a young widow with five small children. Everyday people, all dealing with the experiences and challenges that life brings, came together with one voice to read aloud the history of God's salvation and the hope that is yet to come.
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