Who chooses the scripture verses that appear with meditations?
Usually, the suggested scripture reading and the quoted verse are chosen by the writer and included on the meditation when it is submitted to us. We prefer that writers write every element in each meditation; this makes for greater unity of ideas and tone. If a writer does not include one or more of the elements, an editor will have to add them. However, the editor may introduce ideas that the writer did not intend, so we prefer that the originator of the meditation write all of it. | Return to Top | Do you ever change the Bible passages suggested by writers? We do sometimes change the suggested reading or the quoted verse, for one of three reasons. First, we do not duplicate suggested scripture readings or quoted verses within an issue of the magazine. If two writers suggest the same reading or quote the same verse, we change that element on one of the meditations. Second, writers may misinterpret or misconstrue the meaning of a scripture passage. For example, the Bible verse “Blessed
