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 19, 2008

I. Readings
Psalms 65, 91, 125
Malachi 1:1, 6-14
James 3:13-4:12
Luke 17:11-19

II. Selections
Psalms 65:4c-d
We shall be satisfied with the goodness of your house,
your holy temple.

Malachi 1:1, 6b-c
If then I am a father, where is the honor due me? And if I am a master, where is the respect due me? says the LORD of hosts to you.

James 4:7a
Submit yourself therefore to God.

Luke 17:12-13
As [ Jesus] entered a village, ten lepers approached him. Keeping their distance, they called out, "Jesus, Master, have mercy on us!"

III. Meditation: Parent and Master

God our Heavenly Parent, to whom all honor is due;
Christ our master, to whom we owe all respect;
we submit ourselves to you-have mercy on us,
and make us satisfied with your goodness.

Posted by Elmer E. Ewing

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