Reading: Matthew 4:1-10 Reflection Questions: As you sit with the passage of Scripture, what do you notice about Jesus’ relationship with the Holy Spirit? How does the knowledge of this relationship effect your perspective of Christ’s experience in solitude as he faces the tempter of souls and confronts the common temptations of humanity? Does this …
Readings: Psalm 119:97-104 and Matthew 7: 24-29 As you begin your meditations on God’s word, sit with the words of the psalmist in Ps.119:97-104. Are any of the psalmist’s sentiments true of you? Why or why not? Talk to God about how you experience his word in your actual life. Turning to Matthew’s gospel and …
Readings: Psalm 119:33-40 and Matthew 5:38-48 Sit with God in quietness even before you open your Bible to this week’s readings. Acknowledge his benevolent presence with you as you open to God in honesty. What sense of God, what sense of yourself do you have in these moments? How are you? Agitated? Frustrated? At peace? …
Readings: Psalm 119:1-8 and Matthew 5:21-37 Jesus invites us to move beyond the limits of the Law and human religious traditions and into heart matters – to get to the heart of things. The religious leaders of Jesus’ day loss sight of the heart: their own heart, the heart of God’s holy Law, and the …