I am an emeritus professor from Cornell University and was a Commissioned Lay Preacher in the Presbyterian Church (USA). For many years I have followed the Daily Lectionary as printed in the Mission Yearbook of my church. For each day of a two-year cycle, the lectionary lists four psalms and three other scriptural passages--usually one from the Old Testament and two from the New Testament. My practice is to copy down a verse or two from one of the psalms and from each of the other three passages. After I have written out all four selections, I reflect upon them, rearrange their order, and incorporate them into a meditation. Sometimes I retain much of the original wording; sometimes all that remains of a selection is an idea that was stimulated when I read the original words. All selections are from the New Revised Standard Version of the Bible. For the Daily Lectionary, see the link below.

God Everlasting--July 12, 2014


Everlasting God,
God before the mountains,
God before the earth and the world,
from everlasting to everlasting you are God.

Heaven and earth will pass away, but not your word.
How beautiful the feet of those who bring good news!
Give us the spirit of wisdom, to do as you command.

Lectionary Readings
Ps. 63; 149; 125; 90
Deut. 34:1-12
Rom. 10:14-21
Matt. 24:32-51

Selected Verses
Ps. 90:2
Before the mountains were brought forth,
          or ever you had formed the earth and the world,
          from everlasting to everlasting you are God.

Deut. 34:9
Joshua son of Nun was full of the spirit of wisdom, because Moses had laid his hands on him; and the Israelites obeyed him, doing as the LORD had commanded Moses.

Rom. 10:15b
As it is written, "How beautiful are the feet of those who bring good news!"

Matt. 24:35
"…Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will not pass away.  …"
[Jesus to his disciples]
Posted by Elmer E. Ewing

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