Today's BPW offering is, perhaps surprisingly, "a prayer for Bible study".  It amused me that it contains a line my Dad often cited, and which is the title for my first preaching series in 2015 (a poor pun in that case, as it's a series from the gospel of Mark): Read, mark, learn and inwardly digest

Blessed Lord,
who caused all holy Scriptures to be written for our learning:
help us so to hear them,
to read, mark, learn and inwardly digest them
that, through patience, and the comfort of your holy word,
we may embrace and for ever hold fast
the hope of everlasting life,
which you have given us in our Saviour Jesus Christ,
who is alive and reigns with you,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.

Apparently it is the collect for the "last Sunday after Trinity" which seems to be the last Sunday in October, though in some schemes it also pops up at Advent 2 which used to be Bible Sunday (confused? you will be!)

Read, mark, learn and inwardly digest seems quite a holistic approach to the Bible - not mere rote learning nor yet mere critical reading, rather the mulling over and 'chewing' on the complexities of these ancient writings to nourish our souls and minds for everyday living.

As tomorrow we celebrate the "word made flesh" our prayer must surely be that we do indeed continue to read, mark and learn.