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. Verses 3-5, with a tumultuous election year ahead in 2024, what’s a daily reminder I can give myself to place less reliance on political news and more on the living God?
Jonah 3:1-10. Verse 3, Jonah’s eight-word sermon saves Nineveh. What’s a small thing I can do in 2024, by way of loving God and loving my neighbor, with big consequences for the Kingdom?
Revelation 21:9-27. Verse 21, source of the joking expression “pearly gates.” What a shame, what a pity. In this world where “irreverent” is a compliment, how can I think, speak, and act more reverently?
Matthew 25:14-30. Verses 24 and 25, related, this fool—to his regret—has concluded God is so hard to please that it’s not worth trying. How does that same lie about the Father creep into my thoughts?
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To go deeper, see interpretive notes by Bible scholar Patrick Reardon for many of this week's readings.