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 Confidence, Through Faith--May 25, 2020


O God, you are near to all who call on you,
to all who call on you in truth.

Through Christ Jesus we have access to you
in boldness and confidence through faith.

Lord, wherever we go, you are with us;
strengthen our faith to do your will.

Lectionary Readings
Ps. 97; 145; 124; 115
Josh. 1:1-9
Eph. 3:1-13
Matt. 8:5-17

Selected Verses
Ps. 145:18
The Lord is near to all who call on him,
          to all who call on him in truth.

Josh. 1:9
“…I hereby command you: Be strong and courageous; do not be frightened or dismayed, for the LORD your God is with you wherever you go.”  [The LORD, to Joshua]

Eph. 3:11-12
This was in accordance with the eternal purpose that [God] has carried out in Christ Jesus our Lord, in whom we have access to God in boldness and confidence through faith in him.

Matt. 8:13
And to the centurion Jesus said, “Go; let it be done for you according to your faith.”  And the servant was healed in that hour.

Posted by Elmer E. Ewing

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