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 39:1-13. Verse 1, reviewing yesterday, what did I say or fail to say that didn’t measure up to the standard of loving God and loving my neighbor? How can I do better today?
2 Samuel 1:1-27. David laments the death of Saul and Jonathan. Whose death weighs heavily on me these days with grief and loss? How shall I ask God to help me honor their memory?
Acts 22:30-23:10. How is my life made better by the hope of resurrection, the ministry of angels, and the assurance of an unseen spiritual realm where Jesus is King? What moves some people to reject all this?
Mark 9:45-50. With this teaching about salt, what does Jesus want me to be doing today?
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To go deeper, see interpretive notes by Bible scholar Patrick Reardon for many of this week's readings.