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.

Until the Morning Star Rises--Dec. 1, 2015

[From Nov. 29, 2011 archive] 

Our heart is glad in you, God;
nursing babies praise your name.

The lion has roared; who will not fear?
Our God has spoken; who can but prophesy?

Make us attentive to the prophetic message,
for it is a lamp shining in a dark place,

and confirm your word within us,
until at last the day dawns and

the morning star rises
in our hearts.

Lectionary Readings
Ps. 33; 146; 85; 94
Amos 3:1-11
2 Peter 1:12-21
Matt. 21:12-22

Selected Verses
Ps. 33:21
Our heart is glad in him,
          because we trust in his holy name.

Amos 3:8
The lion has roared;
            who will not fear?
The Lord GOD has spoken;
            who can but prophesy?

2 Peter 1:19
So we have the prophetic message more fully confirmed.  You will do well to be attentive to this as to a lamp shining in a dark place, until the day dawns and the morning star rises in your hearts.

Matt. 21:16b
Jesus said to [the chief priests and scribes], "Yes; have you never read, 'Out of the mouths of infants and nursing babies you have prepared praise for yourself'?"

Posted by Elmer E. Ewing

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