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.

When Trouble is Near--Feb. 19, 2016


When trouble is near,
when friends forget me,
and there's no one to help,
be not far from me, dear God.

Remind me that I am your temple
and your Spirit dwells in me,
and you have called me
to get up and follow
you, Jesus.

Lectionary Readings
Ps. 22; 148; 105; 130
Gen. 40:1-23
1 Cor. 3:16-23
Mark 2:13-22

Selected Verses
Ps. 22:11
Do not be far from me,
          for trouble is near
          and there is no one to help.

Gen. 40:23
Yet the chief cupbearer did not remember Joseph, but forgot him.

1 Cor. 3:16
Do you not know that you are God's temple and that God's Spirit dwells in you? 

Mark 2:14
As [Jesus] was walking along, he saw Levi son of Alphaeus sitting at the tax booth, and he said to him, "Follow me." And he got up and followed him.
Posted by Elmer E. Ewing

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