Studying this morning's four readings from the St. James Daily Devotional Guide (click to subscribe), I examined myself with these questions. Where is your self-examination leading today?
Psalms 82:1-8. Verses 3 and 4, is God pleased or disappointed with what I do for the poor?
Judges 20:1-48. Civil war in Israel, Gibeah’s atrocity avenged. How do I square the doctrine of just war with the doctrine of loving our enemies?
II Corinthians 5:1-11. Verses 6-8, what can I do in my thoughts and actions today to be more absent from the body and more present with the Lord? Why does it matter?
Luke 7:36-50. Verse 38, five signs of the woman’s adoration for Jesus. What clear evidence of my adoration can I give him today?
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To go deeper, see interpretive notes by Bible scholar Patrick Reardon for many of this week's readings.