Reading the Bible in 2025: 1 Samuel
Did you have a sense of wonder about life and about God as a child?
Many humans do…but this doesn’t always endure.
The book of 1 Samuel allows us to follow a number of people from their childhood until their death. Like us, they go through life’s ups and downs, both inspired and dejected at different points. These stories — character arcs — offer us the chance to reflect on how faith changes over our lives. As we continue reading through #TheBibleInAYear, we focus on the “call” of Samuel, when God gives him a mighty word to speak, even though Samuel is only a child. Will Samuel’s sense of awe continue over his life? We ponder this together.