A story is told about a rabbi who was once asked – why is it that when you pray you do it so quickly, but when you read the Bible you take your time, and it takes so long? The rabbi replied, “That is because when I pray, I am speaking to God, and God must listen to the prayers of so many people throughout the world I do not want to bother Him and take up too much of His time. But when I read the Bible, God is speaking to me, so I must do it slowly so I can hear every word and understand what God is saying to me.” R. Stewart Weinblatt