"Through six long years she had hoarded every penny, denying herself the little indulgences which the poverty of her life must have made doubly attractive to someone so young. She had continued her visits to the farm-house and, while she studied her Bible lessons for school there, her desire to possess God's Holy Book for herself grew almost to a passion.
What joy it would be, she often thought, if every day she could read and commit to memory portions of Scripture, storing her mind and heart with immortal truths. "But the time will come," she had added, "when I shall have my Bible. Yes, even though I have waited so long, the time will come." Then on her knees beside her little bed she had prayed aloud, "Dear Lord, let the time come quickly!"
Convicting, isn't it?
-- From "Mary Jones and Her Bible - A (True) Story of Courage and a Young Girl's Dream to Read God's Word in Her Own Language" by Christian Focus Publishing
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