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Establish this daily pattern, setting aside at least thirty minutes each day for reading, reflecting, and praying without interruption:

1. Read the assigned Scripture passages first.

2. Then read the related commentary and prayer.

3. Reflect on the Scripture you have read and write the response called for in the space provided.

4. Pray for persons and concerns you identify in the section “Prayer Time” at the end of each week. This section suggests a focus for daily and weekly praying and invites you to identify persons and concerns for prayer.

5. On each Day 7, also read the summary commentary on the week’s Scripture, “How the Drama Develops,” and “Seeing Life Through Scripture.” Usually you will write responses in this section as well. “How the Drama Develops” summarizes the week’s Scripture and situates it in the ongoing biblical story. “Seeing Life Through Scripture” invites you to view life through the lens of Scripture in order to draw guidance and insights for living. Usually you will find some spaces for writing in this section. Sometimes the spaces follow a direct question; other times they are inserted as invitations for you to comment on what you are thinking and reading. Think of yourself as being in conversation with Scripture. “The Sum of It All,” in a verse or verses, sums up the week’s Scripture. Over the course of fifty-two weeks, the verses become a synopsis of the biblical story.

6. If you meet regularly with a group to discuss the Scripture you are reading, the reflecting and writing you do become your preparation for that discussion.

If you are studying individually, your written responses become a record of your conversation with Scripture.