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.

Our Foundation, Jesus--Feb. 18, 2016


God, who laid the foundation of the earth,
gave you favor in the sight of the people, Jesus.
God gave you favor and laid a foundation
upon which we can build our lives.
Lord, be with us as we build,
and to you be the glory.

Lectionary Readings
Ps. 27; 147:12-20; 126; 102
Gen. 39:1-23
1 Cor. 2:14-3:15
Mark 2:1-12

Selected Verses
Ps. 102:25
Long ago you laid the foundation of the earth,
          and the heavens are the work of your hands. 

Gen. 39:21
But the LORD was with Joseph and showed him steadfast love; he gave him favor in the sight of the chief jailer. 

1 Cor. 3:11
For no one can lay any foundation other than the one that has been laid; that foundation is Jesus Christ. 

Mark 2:12
And [the paralytic] stood up, and immediately took the mat and went out before all of them; so that they were all amazed and glorified God, saying, "We have never seen anything like this!"
Posted by Elmer E. Ewing

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