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 28, 2008

I. Readings
Psalms 25, 40, 84
Zechariah 14:1-11
Romans 15:7-13
Luke 19:28-40

II. Selections
Psalm 84:12
O LORD of hosts,
happy is everyone who trusts in you.

Zechariah 14:9
And the LORD will become king over all the earth; on that day the LORD will be one and his name one.

Romans 15:13
May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that you may abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.

Luke 19:36
As he rode along, people kept spreading their cloaks on the road.

III. Meditation: Let me spread my cloak

Lord Jesus, let me spread my cloak before you. By the power of your Spirit, may I abound in hope, filled with all joy and peace in believing. Let me trust in you, O Lord of hosts, for you are King over all the earth.

Posted by Elmer E. Ewing

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