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.

Love Covers a Multitude of Sins--Nov. 28, 2015


Our soul clings to you, Lord Jesus--
what do we want you to do for us?
Uphold us with your right hand and
shepherd your people with your staff,
that we may maintain constant love
for one another--for love covers
a multitude of sins.

Lectionary Readings
Ps. 63; 149; 125; 90
Micah 7:11-20
1 Peter 4:7-19
Matt. 20:29-34

Selected Verses
Ps. 63:8
My soul clings to you;
          your right hand upholds me.

Micah 7:14a
Shepherd your people with your staff,
          the flock that belongs to you…

1 Peter 4:8
Above all, maintain constant love for one another, for love covers a multitude of sins.

Matt. 20:32
Jesus stood still and called [the two blind men], saying, “What do you want me to do for you?”
Posted by Elmer E. Ewing

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