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 102:1-28. Verses 8-13, how will I be better able to prevail against the pandemic today by entering into the sacrifice, sufferings, and sorrow of Christ crucified?
Habakkuk 3:1-19. Verses 17 and 18, on a day of somber news from Calvary and Covid alike, what grounds have I to rejoice in God nonetheless?
John 19:17-37. Verse 30, how do Jesus’ dying words on the cross, “It is finished,” give me a different approach to the virus from that of someone who doesn’t know the Lord?
Matthew 26:57-27:61. Verse 75, what are some ways I could deny Jesus without actually saying so? Verse 55, what are some ways I could stand near the cross in my daily life this coming week?
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To go deeper, see interpretive notes by Bible scholar Patrick Reardon for many of this week's readings.