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 52:1-23. Verse 17, do I rely more on a set form of prayer day by day, or do I cry out to God spontaneously as needed? What is the best blending of the two approaches, for me?
II Chronicles 28:1-27. Verse 3, why is the abortion holocaust of today any less abhorrent to God than the human sacrifices of ancient Israel? What is my church doing about it?
Revelation 8:1-13. Verses 3-5, prayers of the saints. Since God and his kingdom exist in the “eternal now” outside time and space, how can any prayer be lost or voided, ever? How can I doubt they will be granted for me and mine?
Luke 23:44-49. Jesus gives up the ghost. What does the crucified Son of God mean to me this very day, here and now?
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To go deeper, see interpretive notes by Bible scholar Patrick Reardon for many of this week's readings.