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.

May 24, 2008

I. Readings
Psalms 98, 104, 138
Proverbs 8:22-36
3 John 1-15
Matthew 12:15-21

II. Selections
Psalms 98:6
With trumpets and the sound of the horn
make a joyful noise before the King, the LORD.

Proverbs 8:34
" ...Happy is the one who listens to me,
watching daily at my gates,
waiting beside my doors. ... " [ The voice of Wisdom]

3 John 2
Beloved, I pray that all may go well with you and that you may be in good health, just as it is well with your soul.

Matthew 12:17, 21
This was to fulfill what had been spoken through the prophet Isaiah:
" ...And in his name the Gentiles will hope."

III. Meditation: Well with our soul

With trumpets and the sound of the horn
we make a joyful noise before you, Lord Jesus.

Grant that we may listen to your wisdom-
watching and waiting to learn from you-
that it may be well with our soul,
for in your name we hope.

Posted by Elmer E. Ewing

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