How regeneration affects reading

It is possible to have a photographic memory and the capacity to remember everything you read with flawless recollection.But if the Spirit of God has not reached down and unwrapped the black veil from over your heart, eternal truth will be pitch darkness to you. You may see words on a cold page of paper, but you will not feel the warm brightness of Christ's glory. And you will not experience eternal life.

The day you are lit, the day God removes the veil from your heart and reveals the glory of his Son to you, is an experience that will radically change your life. And beholding the glory of Christ will transform how you read books-every book. (Reinke, Tony. Lit!: a Christian Guide to Reading Books. Wheaton, IL: Crossway, 2011. Print. 32-33)