If your question is designed to find out which one of these choices is “greater” or more profitable to ones spirituality, I’m afraid that I cannot answer your question adequately. Choosing one above the other would be a type of “Catch 22” situation, because both aspects are equally as important to ones spiritual life and growth. However, I can say that the dynamic of personal and corporate prayer is specifically designed to cultivate a desire to read and study Holy Scripture, and vice versa. In fact, one might even go as far to say that reading and reflecting upon the Word of God is in and of itself a form of prayer. So in the end there can be no choice: each is vital and must be practiced!
