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.

November 16, 2007

I. Readings
Psalms 32, 130, 139
Nehemiah 12:27-31a, 42b-47
Revelation 19:11-16
Matthew 16:13-20

II. Selections
Psalm 32:10
Many are the torments of the wicked,
but steadfast love surrounds those who trust in the LORD.

Nehemiah 12:43c
The joy of Jerusalem was heard far away.

Revelation 19:16
On his robe and on his thigh [ the rider of the white horse] has a name inscribed, "King of kings and Lord of lords."

Matthew 16:17
And Jesus answered [ Simon Peter], "Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah! For flesh and blood has not revealed this to you, but my Father in heaven. ... "

III. Meditation: Not by flesh and blood

King of kings and Lord of lords:
It is not by flesh and blood,
but by you that truth is revealed.

Many are the torments of the wicked,
but steadfast love surrounds those who trust in you.
May our joy be heard from far away.

Posted by Elmer E. Ewing

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