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.

Deep and Hidden Things--Apr. 15, 2015


Righteous Father, Holy God,
you know deep and hidden things
and what is in the darkness; but light
dwells in you, and you have given us light.

The world and its desires may pass away,
for the world does not know you,
but Jesus knew you, and we
know you sent Jesus.

Lectionary Readings
Ps. 99; 147:1-11; 9; 118
Dan. 2:17-30
1 John 2:12-17
John 17:20-26

Selected Verses
Ps. 118:27
The LORD is God,
          and he has given us light. 

Dan. 2:22
[God] reveals deep and hidden things;
          he knows what is in the darkness,
          and light dwells with him. 

1 John 2:17
And the world and its desire are passing away, but those who do the will of God live forever.

John 17:25
“Righteous Father, the world does not know you, but I know you; and these know that you have sent me.  …"  [Jesus, praying for his disciples]
Posted by Elmer E. Ewing

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