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 81:1-16. Verse 10, open wide. What attitudes and actions does God expect of me when he says to open my mouth wide and he will fill it? What does he likewise intend that I shall not do?
Song of Solomon 5:1-16. Verse 3, do I sometimes allow my personal convenience, habit, routine, and self-absorption to get in the way of what I claim is my love and desire for God?
I Corinthians 15:1-19. What are some specific ways this day will be different and better for me as I draw upon the resurrection power of Jesus Christ?
Mark 16:1-8. Verse 7, disciples and Peter. Have I ever felt that Jesus was singling me out—personally by name—to reassure me of his forgiveness after I let him down? Or am I in need to that right now today?
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To go deeper, see interpretive notes by Bible scholar Patrick Reardon for many of this week's readings.