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 87:1-7. Verse 5, my Zion birth certificate. How do the crucifixion and resurrection of Jesus make this valuable and powerful for me right now?
Song of Solomon 3:1-11. Verses 9 and 10, the king’s royal chariot. Can I indeed climb up and ride with him, when walking through life on my own becomes too slow or hard or dangerous for me?
I Peter 2:1-10. Verse 5, if God means to use me today as a living stone to help build his house, what specifically does that require of me?
John 20:1-18. Verse 16, if the risen Jesus knows me by name, what else does he know about me, both pleasing and displeasing to him? How does he want me to go about proclaiming his resurrection?
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To go deeper, see interpretive notes by Bible scholar Patrick Reardon for many of this week's readings.