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 116:1-19. Verse 15, who is someone, a faithful servant of the Lord but now in the sleep of death, that I will gratefully remember and honor today?
Leviticus 20:1-27. Verses 2-5, in what form does the ancient evil of human sacrifice persist in these modern times? What is my church doing about it?
Acts 5:1-11. Feigning loyalty to the apostles and generosity to the church, two new Christians pay with their iives. When have I tried to lie to God? What was the consequence?
John 17:11-26. What untold power might I receive by taking Jesus’ framework of prayer and substituting my name or a loved one’s name wherever he says “they”—and specifying my current predicament wherever he says “world”?
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To go deeper, see interpretive notes by Bible scholar Patrick Reardon for many of this week's readings.