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 112:1-10. Verse 9, what am I doing for the poor this Christmas? Is God pleased?
Isaiah 50:1-11. Verse 4, whom do I know that is weary or down, struggling or depressed, and might need from me a listening ear and a caring word?
Revelation 17:1-6. How is the anything-goes culture of hedonism and sensual indulgence harming the vulnerable in our community? What is my church doing about it? My role?
Luke 23:13-25. Related, based on news events this year, have we become a culture that glorifies the outlaw Barabbas more than Jesus, Prince of Peace? Again, what is my church doing about it?
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To go deeper, see interpretive notes by Bible scholar Patrick Reardon for many of this week's readings.