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.

February 28, 2010

Where Is Our God?

I. Readings
Psalms 84, 150, 42, 32
Genesis 41:14-45
Romans 6:3-14
John 5:19-24

II. Selections
Psalm 42:10
As with a deadly wound in my body,
my adversaries taunt me,
while they say to me continually,
“Where is your God?”

Genesis 41:38
Pharaoh said to his servants [referring to Joseph], “Can we find anyone else like this—one in whom is the spirit of God?”

Romans 6:14
For sin will have no dominion over you, since you are not under law but under grace.

John 5:21
“…Indeed, just as the Father raises the dead and gives them life, so also the Son gives life to whomever he wishes. … ” [Jesus to those seeking to kill him]

III. Meditation

Where is our God?

We find God when we see a person like Joseph,
in whom we recognize the presence of the Spirit.

We find God when we can feel released from
the dominion of sin because we are under grace.

We find God when we find new life in Christ.
We find God when God finds us.
Posted by Elmer E. Ewing

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