Studying the 12/23 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 130:1-8. Verses 5 and 6, what am I waiting for God to do, that seems the hardest of all tasks he has set before me at present?
Micah 3:1-12. Verse 2, what’s a current example of those in power telling us to hate the good and love the evil, sometimes even cloaked with religion? What is my church doing about it?
I Thessalonians 5:1-28. Verses 9 and 10, how does the Calvary message, Jesus died for us, add meaning and power to the Christmas message, Jesus was born for us?
Matthew 1:1-17. Jesus’ human descent from Abraham through David to Joseph, his foster father. What is one saintly quality of Joseph that I can ask God to bring out more fully in me at this Christmas season?
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To go deeper, see interpretive notes by Bible scholar Patrick Reardon for many of this week's readings.