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 146:1-10. Verse 3, in these troubled times, have I been placing too much trust in political ideas, power, and personalities, and too little trust in God’s power and purposes?
II Chronicles 6:1-42. Dedicating the temple, Solomon prays for God’s unearned mercy to Israel in the future. In what regard do I need God’s unearned mercy today?
Philippians 4:2-23. Verse 8, Paul’s yardstick for how a faithful Christian is to think. Where did I specifically fall short yesterday? How can I do better today?
Luke 18:35-43. The blind man who wouldn’t keep silent. What if my prayers to Jesus were less polite, less routine, and more urgent, more afire with faith?
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To go deeper, see interpretive notes by Bible scholar Patrick Reardon for many of this week's readings.