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.

June 20, 2007

I. Readings
Psalms 1, 33, 89:1-18
1 Samuel 2:12-26
Acts 2:1-21
Luke 20:27-40

II. Selections
Psalm 33:21
Our heart is glad in [ the LORD],
because we trust in his holy name.

1 Samuel 2:21b
And the boy Samuel grew up in the presence of the LORD.

Acts 2:21
Then everyone who calls on the name of the LORD shall be saved.

Luke 20:40
For [ the scribes] no longer dared to ask [ Jesus] another question.

III. Meditation: In your presence

Hasten the time when scoffers shall cease their questions,
and all become like children growing up in your presence;
the day all trust in your holy name, their hearts glad in you,
when everyone calls on your name, and everyone is saved.

Posted by Elmer E. Ewing

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