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.

When Transgression Speaks within My Heart--Jan. 22, 2015


When deep within my heart transgression speaks
and there is no fear of you before my eyes,
remind me that nothing is hidden,
except to be disclosed;
nothing is secret,
except to come
to light.
 Woe
to me
if I strive
with my Maker,
I a mere earthen vessel,
you the potter who has formed me.
O let me not be foolish, but understand your will.

Lectionary Readings
Ps. 36; 147:12-20; 80; 27
Isa. 45:5-17
Eph. 5:15-33
Mark 4:21-34

Selected Verses
Ps. 36:1
Transgression speaks to the wicked
          deep in their hearts;
there is no fear of God
          before their eyes. 

Isa. 45:9
Woe to you who strive with your Maker,
          earthen vessels with the potter! 

Eph. 5:17
So do not be foolish, but understand what the will of the Lord is. 

Mark 4:22
For there is nothing hidden, except to be disclosed; nor is anything secret, except to come to light.
Posted by Elmer E. Ewing

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