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.

April 06, 2008

I. Readings
Psalms 93, 117, 136
Exodus 18:1-12
1 John 2:7-17
Mark 16:9-20

II. Selections
Psalm 117:2
For great is his steadfast love toward us,
and the faithfulness of the LORD endures forever.

Exodus 18:1
Jethro, the priest of Midian, Moses' father-in-law, heard of all that God had done for Moses and for his people Israel, how the LORD had brought Israel out of Egypt.

1 John 2:17
And the world and its desire are passing away, but those who do the will of God live forever.

Mark 16:9
Now after he rose early on the first day of the week, he appeared first to Mary Magdalene, from whom he had cast out seven demons.

III. Meditation: Steadfast love and faithfulness

Your steadfast love brought your people out of Egypt
and raised Jesus out of the tomb.
Even though the world and its desire are passing away,
your faithfulness endures forever.

Posted by Elmer E. Ewing

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