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. Verse 22, at this Christmas season will my thoughts and actions engage with Jesus as God’s chief cornerstone or as one religious stone among many?
Isaiah 56:1-12. Verse 7, in the year ahead, what practical steps can I take to make my church, home, and workplace more truly a house of prayer for all people—a goal strongly affirmed by Jesus?
I Thessalonians 3:1-13. Related, Paul and his team embrace this congregation as a close, warm, mutually affectionate and supportive family. How can I, as one member, foster such a spirit in my church?
Mark 13:28-37. Verse 31, what words of Jesus, unforgettable and never to pass away, shall I hold in my heart to see me through the challenges of this day?
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To go deeper, see interpretive notes by Bible scholar Patrick Reardon for many of this week's readings.