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.

Truth in the Inward Being--Aug. 18, 2017


Have mercy on me, Lord Jesus, Son of David.
You who desire truth in the inward being--
teach me wisdom in my secret heart,
drive out all my foolishness,
and grant that I may
know your will.

Lectionary Readings
Ps. 51; 148; 142; 65
2 Sam. 15:19-37
Acts 21:37-22:16
Mark 10:46-52

Selected Verses
Ps. 51:6
You desire truth in the inward being;
          therefore teach me wisdom in my secret heart. 

2 Sam. 15:31b
And David said, "O LORD, I pray you, turn the counsel of Ahithophel into foolishness."

Acts 22:14
"…Then [Ananias] said, 'The God of our ancestors has chosen you to know his will, to see the Righteous One and to hear his own voice…'" [Paul, speaking to the people who had been rioting against him]

Mark 10:48
Many sternly ordered [Bartimaeus] to be quiet, but he cried out even more loudly, "Son of David, have mercy on me!" 

Posted by Elmer E. Ewing

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