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 17, how can the risen Christ help make each day of my life a declaration of God’s goodness?
Song of Solomon 1:1-17. Verse 2, what does the poetic imagery of exchanging kisses with Jesus have to do with my everyday activities in a broken world?
I Peter 1:1-12. Verses 3 and 4, what exactly is the inheritance conferred on me by Jesus’ resurrection? What new possibilities come with it for me? What new obligations?
Mark 16:1-20. Verse 15, what has this command of the risen Lord, that we preach the gospel everywhere, to do with me, situated as I am, gifted (or not) as I am?
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To go deeper, see interpretive notes by Bible scholar Patrick Reardon for many of this week's readings.