When Lynda Dixon, my secretary, saw me slumped in my chair with my head in my hands, she tore off the daily scripture reading from the devotional calendar she kept on her desk.

我的秘书琳达·迪克逊看到我倒在办公椅里，双手捂着头，她从自己桌上放着的印有祷告词的日历上撕下一页。

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Our Scripture reading for today gives us an answer.

我们可在今天的经文中找到答案。

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Our Scripture reading says, "Do not be afraid, O Daughter of Zion ."

我们今天所读的经文说：「锡安的民哪，不要惧怕！」

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He wondered if the call was long-distance, if he should yell out to stop reading Scripture into the phone at twelve cents a minute.

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There are plenty of metaphors and allegories in scripture, but the plain reading of the text does not in any way indicate that Genesis is an example of this.

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The point that hit me hardest while reading was the fallible origin of Scripture, which I had never considered (to my own surprise).

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