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 58:1-11. Verse 11, truly there is a reward for the righteous. What’s my answer to a fellow Christian, or to a doubting nonbeliever, who can’t see this borne out in experience? What is God at such a time?
Numbers 35:1-34. Punishment of murderers, cities of refuge. Why have modernity and progress (so called) had the effect of cheapening human life? What is my church doing about it?
Song of Solomon 2:15-3:11. The soul urgently seeking Jesus. Whether or not this fervent poetic imagery naturally speaks to me, what have I to learn from it? How can it make today different and better for me?
John 20:11-18. Related, by what attitudes and actions can I show my adoration today for the crucified and risen Lord Jesus?
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To go deeper, see interpretive notes by Bible scholar Patrick Reardon for many of this week's readings.