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 the Shadow of the Almighty--Feb. 23, 2022

 

God Most High, in your shadow may we abide.

Mortals try to conquer the world,

or bind themselves to would-be conquerors,

and in the end they always fail.

 

But we have seen what Jesus has done, 

and our trust is in him, 

and so in you, to be refuge, shelter,

and ultimate conqueror.

 

Lectionary Readings

Ps. 65; 147:1-11; 125; 91

Prov. 6:1-19

1 John 5:1-12

John 11:45-54

 

Selected Verses 

Ps. 91:1-2

You who live in the shelter of the Most High,

          who abide in the shadow of the Almighty,

will say to the LORD, “My refuge and my fortress;

          my God, in whom I trust.”

 

Prov. 6:1

My child, if you have given your pledge to your neighbor, if you have bound yourself to another…

 

1 John 5:4

…for whatever is born of God conquers the world.  And this is the victory that conquers the world, our faith. 

 

John 11:45

Many of the Jews therefore, who had come with Mary and had seen what Jesus did, believed in him.



Posted by Elmer E. Ewing

2 comments:

  1. Mea SententiaFebruary 23, 2022 at 8:35 PM

    A touching prayer. Thank you. 'Shadow of the Almighty' is such a lovely phrase. I have always liked it.

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  2. Elmer E. EwingFebruary 23, 2022 at 9:30 PM

    Thank you. The psalms are a great source of such phrases, as I know you agree.

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