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.

In Every Way Enriched in Christ--Feb. 15, 2016


Your hands have made and fashioned us;
we are not aliens in your land--
our forebears have prepared a way for us;
pray grant us understanding.
In Christ we have been given your grace,
in every way enriched in him.
Make us grateful for all we have received.

Lectionary Readings
Ps. 119:73-80; 145; 121; 6
Gen. 37:1-11
1 Cor. 1:1-19
Mark 1:1-13

Selected Verses
Ps. 119:73
Your hands have made and fashioned me;
          give me understanding that I may learn your commandments. 

Gen. 37:1
Jacob settled in the land where his father had lived as an alien, the land of Canaan.

1 Cor. 1:4-5a
I give thanks to my God always for you because of the grace of God that has been given you in Christ Jesus, for in every way you have been enriched in him…

Mark 1:2
As it is written in the prophet Isaiah, "See, I am sending my messenger ahead of you, who will prepare your way…"

Posted by Elmer E. Ewing

1 comment:

  1. Mea SententiaFebruary 19, 2016 at 8:39 AM

    Thanks, Elmer. I enjoy reading your meditations. Chris Brundage

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