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.

We Do Not Live in a Corner…God Sees--Oct. 16, 2018


We do not live our lives in a corner;
nothing escapes your notice, God.
Ultimately, our trust must be in you,
not in other mortals, for when we die,
our plans perish, and we are of no help.
Grant us determination to wait for Jesus,
holding fast to love and justice as we wait.

Lectionary Readings
Ps. 123; 146; 30; 86
Hosea 12:2-14
Acts 26:24-27:8
Luke 8:40-56

Selected Verses
Ps. 123:3-4
Do not put your trust in princes,
          in mortals, in whom there is no help.
When their breath departs, they return to the earth;
          on that very day their plans perish.

Hosea 12:6
But as for you, return to your God, hold fast to love and justice, and wait continually for your God.

Acts 26:26
"…Indeed the king knows about these things, and to him I speak freely; for I am certain that none of these things has escaped his notice, for this was not done in a corner.  …"  [Paul to King Agrippa]

Luke 8:40
Now when Jesus returned, the crowd welcomed him, for they were all waiting for him. 

Posted by Elmer E. Ewing

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