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.

December 24, 2005

I. Readings
Psalms 72, 80, 90
Isaiah 60:1-6
Galatians 3:23-4:7
Matthew 1:18-25

II. Selections
Psalm 90:14
Satisfy us in the morning with your steadfast love,
so that we may rejoice and be glad all our days.

Isaiah 60:1
Arise, shine; for your light has come, and the glory of the LORD has risen upon you.

Galatians 4:6
And because you are children, God has sent the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, crying, "Abba! Father!"

Matthew 1:21
" ...She will bear a son, and you are to name him Jesus, for he will save his people from their sins."

III. Meditation: Arise, shine
Satisfy us in the morning with your steadfast love, so that we may rejoice and be glad all our days. You call us to arise, to shine; for our light has come, and your glory has risen upon us. You have sent the Spirit of your Son into our hearts, crying, "Abba! Father!" His name is Jesus, and he will save his people from their sins.

Posted by Elmer E. Ewing

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