I believe scripture is alive and active. Not only does the author of Hebrews specifically say that: “For the word of God is living and active, sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing to the division of soul and of spirit, of joints and of marrow, and discerning the thoughts and intentions of the heart” (4:12), the phenomenon is something I’ve experienced personally. I can attest to the piercing, the dividing, the discerning...the touching and the healing. The living and active word is a grace I’ve learned to look for, to seek!
As I was editing for another writer this week, I started reading her inclusion of Ezekiel 34:1-10. I was on the lookout for typos, etc., but soon I was drinking from a deep, life-giving well. When I came to verse six I read: “My sheep wandered over all the mountains and on every high hill. They were scattered over the whole earth, and no one searched or looked for them.” 
“and no one searched or looked for them.”
Even though I’m not an Israelite, I FELT these wor…