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 49:1-20. Verses 12-15, setting about today to love God and my neighbor as we’re commanded to do, how can I find the balance between paying too little attention, or too much, to my own death?
Exodus 39:1-43. Why are God’s people in these times so much less concerned with the setting and clothing required for religious services? What has been gained or lost?
I Corinthians 12:18-31. Verses 25-27, does this kind of mutual caring and support exist at about an average level, above average, or below average, among all the Christians who comprise my church?
John 15:18-27. What are some ways in which the world’s hatred of Jesus gets vented at me, my family, and my friends? How shall I go about counteracting that today?
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To go deeper, see interpretive notes by Bible scholar Patrick Reardon for many of this week's readings.