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 26, 2008

I. Readings
Psalms 96, 132, 134
Zechariah 12:1-10
Ephesians 1:3-14
Luke 19:1-10

II. Selections
Psalm 96:2
Sing to the LORD, bless his name;
tell of his salvation from day to day.

Zechariah 12:10
And I will pour out a spirit of compassion and supplication on the house of David and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, so that, when they look on the one whom they have pierced, they shall mourn for him, as one mourns for an only child, and weep bitterly over him, as one weeps over a firstborn.

Ephesians 1:7-8a
In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of his grace that he lavished on us.

Luke 19:8
Zacchaeus stood there and said to the Lord, "Look, half of my possessions, Lord, I will give to the poor; and if I have defrauded anyone of anything, I will pay back four times as much."

III. Meditation: Tell

Tell of the salvation of the Lord;
sing about it every day.
Tell of the forgiveness of our trespasses,
redemption through his blood.
Tell of the riches of his grace.
Tell and show forth our thanks,
giving to the poor.

Posted by Elmer E. Ewing

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