New City Catechism 42.2
Question 42: How is the Word of God to be read and heard? Answer: With diligence, preparation, and prayer; so that we may accept it with faith, store it in our hearts, and practice it in our lives. When Isaiah the prophet was commissioned to proclaim the Word of the Lord to Judah, the message he was given was, "Keep on hearing, but do not understand; keep on seeing, but do not perceive. Make the hearts of this people dull, and their ears heavy, and blind their eyes; lest they