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 35:1-28. Who are my enemies against whom I need God’s protection? How can I both love them as Jesus taught and seek their crushing defeat as this psalm does?
Lamentations 2:1-22. The humbling of Jerusalem. When have I had to learn a bitter lesson at God’s hand? How can that help me get through current trials?
Matthew 25:1-13. What would it look like for me to go through the activities of this ordinary day as if keeping watch for Jesus the bridegroom?
John 12:42-50. Verse 46, in what specific way do I need Jesus to be a light in the darkness for me today?
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To go deeper, see interpretive notes by Bible scholar Patrick Reardon for many of this week's readings.