From “World of Wonders: A Spirituality of Reading” by Jeff Crosby
Reading is such a spiritual discipline for me that I find it difficult to speak on behalf of others regarding the why and how. The why for me in reading is centered on the selflessness of the act. I admit I read to grow in my field of study, to deepen my life’s roots, to know that I am not alone, but I fundamentally read to get outside of myself. Reading un-self’s me. It is a James 1:19 exercise: “Quick to hear, slow to speak…” As for the question of how, I simply give reading priority in my life. I read in small patches of time, ten or 15 minutes here and there, but I also read in large plots of time; a half day here, a whole day there.
—J. K. Jones, author of Reading with God in Mind and A Soul’s House: A Primer for Spiritual Formation