But I think that all of us need the reminder, every now and then. Because the study and practice of God's teaching is presented here as one of the highest duties of our entire lives. Psalm in Sunday School. They never take a serious look at the Bible, for the rest of their lives. I know a lot of people, who would never even consider talking seriously with their children, or with their grandchildren, or with anybody else's children, about why it's important to be good, or about what really happens when we pray.
Teaching is presented here as an obligation in today's reading.
It's not optional. I know a lot of people who enjoy study. But I also know a lot of people who would be appalled by the idea of taking an hour a week, or fifteen minutes a day, to read something improving, or to reflect about their own inner lives. You know, the older I get, the more I want to know about what makes me tick. My wife and I both do a lot of reading about science, and medicine, and the human body.