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 131:1-3. Where can I find in myself any pride or self-regard, which I can ask God today to replace with humility and meekness?
II Kings 2:1-25. Verses 2-6, what person is a strong godly influence in my life, that I can make a point of sticking close to, as Elisha stuck to Elijah?
Acts 27:13-38. Verses 21-25 and 33-35, how should I be preparing myself day by day, so that when the moment comes, I can testify of my faith in God as forcefully as Paul did to his shipmates?
Mark 15:33-47. Verses 40 and 41, why were the women followers of Jesus more numerous at the cross than his own chosen disciples, the eleven? How can I become more like those women?
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To go deeper, see interpretive notes by Bible scholar Patrick Reardon for many of this week's readings.