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 95:1-11. Verse 11, how would life be different if I could approach each day with the assurance of resting in God? To gain that, what must I do and not do?
Song of Solomon 7:1-13. More of this long poem about two souls and two bodies deeply in love with each other. Some churches have a theology of the body. Does mine? What fills the vacuum if not?
I Peter 1:3:13-22. Verse 15, oft quoted as a challenge for preparedness to share our faith if asked. What’s my “answer of hope” if given one minute, ten minutes, or 30 minutes? Why am I not asked more often?
John 4:46-54. Verse 48, what situation in my life right now poses a test of believing in Jesus with or with seeing signs and wonders?
To receive this in your inbox every day, sign up here.
To go deeper, see interpretive notes by Bible scholar Patrick Reardon for many of this week's readings.