I read aloud from the Gospel of Luke in class the other day and had students write down their thoughts. Read it yourself (in particular, Luke chapter 4:1-30; 13:18-20, 22-30; 21:1-4; 22:39-47; and 24:13-50), preferably aloud, then write down whatever comes to mind. No right or wrong way to do this - just articulate in writing what you may be thinking in the context of having read the Gospel of Luke.
In class I emphasized the importance of reading scripture to Christian Ethics. Christ, Canon, and Community provide the framework for Christian understanding. Reading Scripture applies to the Canon portion of this framework; we understand Scripture to be the Word of God, which makes it applicable to Christ as well; reading the Scripture together lets us share a common experience, which makes it applicable as well to community.
I encouraged the class to make scripture reading a regular part of daily life. Doing this will let Scripture be significantly formative for how we imagine life to be. Such an imagination is essential for practicing Christian Ethics.
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