"... Martin Luther's friend, Philip Melanchthon, copied the book of Romans twice in his own handwriting because he wanted to make it more perfectly his own."

I wanted to make the book of Romans my own as well.  

I got out a pretty notebook and starting copying Romans by hand diligently.  It took four months of serious post-op recovery to finish, but I did it.  And it was everything I had hoped it would be.

Copying by hand forced me to slow down and think about each word, not just each logical point.  It let me treasure the truths I loved dearly.  I found myself stopping occasionally as a truth stood out in a new way.  It brought me to tears a few times as they sunk deep and met me in my new, more vulnerable place.

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