Reading the Bible through

I started last September to read the Bible through in less than a year as part of my ordination process. I decided to read through it in chronological order. It has been an interesting process. I don't want to read just to get through it, but with the amount I need to read in a short period of time it seems like I am skimming over the surface. I have been amazed at how parts are repeated over and over. I have found things I have never seen before when reading through the Bible. I understand the relationship between parts of the Old Testament and the New Testament better. All in all it has been a good process and one that I encourage anyone to undertake if you have never done it before. It does take time and effort each day. Like developing any discipline, it can be hard at first. The rewards though are worth the effort. I start again this time in a different version and with a renewed sense of wonder at how God orchestrated this Word of His over 1600 years with so many different writers and yet it all fits together.