Ready Writer? by Joy Margetts
‘My tongue is the pen of a ready writer.’ Psalm 45:1 NKJV READY? What is a ready writer? I was struck by that question as I read Psalm 45 a few days ago. In some Bible translations the word ’ready’ is translated as ‘skilled’, or ‘skillful’. It can also mean ‘quick’ or ‘prompt’, apparently. I know the Psalmist here is talking about composing songs, but I love that picture of a writer poised with pen in hand, just waiting for the words to flow. I might not sit with a ink-filled pen, poised over a clean sheet of paper, but when it comes time to write there are certain things I do to get ready. Certain things that have to be in place. I am sure we all have our own little idiosyncrasies. I get myself as ready as I can be. Hoping for the words to flow, from head and heart to fingertips and keyboard. These are some of the things I do to get ready to write...