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 119:49-88. Verse 51, what is it that the worldly mind finds laughable about God and God’s people? How can I turn this into a blessing and an opportunity?
II Kings 2:1-25. Elisha as Elijah’s prophetic successor. Who has been an important spiritual mentor to me? What was God’s intention in connecting us?
Acts 27:27-44. Verses 33-36, with Paul blessing the bread in this moment of crisis, what’s the lesson for me in regarding the Eucharist as not merely a religious symbol but as “emergency rations” for dear life?
Mark 15:6-20. Verses 11-13, how am I sometimes tempted to side with Barabbas the man of death instead of with Jesus the man of life?
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To go deeper, see interpretive notes by Bible scholar Patrick Reardon for many of this week's readings.