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 118:1-29. How do Advent and Christmas gain significance in light of Jesus becoming the chief cornerstone after the rulers rejected him?
Isaiah 56:1-12. God’s love for the outcasts and the marginalized. How can I and my family live this out at the present season?
I Thessalonians 3:1-13. Paul’s tender feelings and fervent prayer for the Christians at Thessalonika. With what fellow believers, not related to me, do I have a similar bond?
Matthew 24:29-35. If Jesus returns today or very soon, what do I want him to find me doing?
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To go deeper, see interpretive notes by Bible scholar Patrick Reardon for many of this week's readings.