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.

March 12, 2008

I. Readings
Psalms 5, 27, 51
Exodus 7:8-24
2 Corinthians 2:14-3:6
Mark 10:1-16

II. Selections
Psalms 27:13
I believe that I shall see the goodness of the LORD
in the land of the living.

Exodus 7:14
Then the LORD said to Moses, "Pharaoh's heart is hardened; he refuses to let the people go. ..."

2 Corinthians 3:4
Such is the confidence that we have through Christ toward God.

Mark 10:16
And [ Jesus] took [ the little children] up in his arms, laid his hands on them, and blessed them.

III. Meditation: Confidence in your goodness

Though Pharaoh's heart be hardened,
and he will not let your people go;
though lesser authorities hold back
and try to keep the children away;
through Christ we have confidence:
we will see your goodness in our lives
and your hands blessing the children.

Posted by Elmer E. Ewing

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