A Living Hope
I. Readings
Psalms 97, 145, 124, 115
Exodus 14:21-31
1 Peter 1:1-12
John 14:1-17
II. Selections
Psalm 115:16
The heavens are the LORD’s heavens,
but the earth he has given to human beings.
Exodus 14:29
But the Israelites walked on dry ground through the sea, the waters forming a wall for them on their right and on their left.
1 Peter 1:3b
By his great mercy he has given us a new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead…
John 14:10b
“…The words that I say to you I do not speak on my own; but the Father who dwells in me does his works. … ” [Jesus to Thomas]
III. Meditation
The psalmist says the heavens are yours
and that you have given us the earth;
but you do not limit your activity,
leaving us to our own devices.
Your mighty acts of salvation
have been recorded and passed on.
By your hand slaves escaped Pharaoh,
Christ is risen, and we are born to living hope.
No, you do not leave us alone. As you lived in Jesus,
the risen Christ will live in us and work through us.
Meditations inspired by readings from the Daily Lectionary as found in the Mission Yearbook of the Presbyterian Church (USA)
- Elmer E. Ewing
- 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.
"Elijah" - A bronze sculpture by a friend, the late Reverend Gurdon Brewster. Click on the image to see more of his sculptures.
Archives
Samples from the archives
- 3/19/18 Remedy for Hubris--A Child Could Do It
- 2/25/14 Unbind me, Jesus
- 10/26/13 Refreshing hearts, in Christ
- 8/9/13 When things I do displease you, God
- 2/7/13 Freed, saved, gathered in
- 1/1/13 For a joy that is complete
- 11/20/12 Though the fig tree does not blossom
- 11/19/12 Alas, my house is set on high
- 10/14/12 Held in your arms
- 9/14/12 The land cries out against us
- 8/29/12 The snare of false accusation
- 8/5/12 Tie up the strong man
- 4/5/12 We who dip bread
- 9/23/10 The right to be joyful
- 9/18/10 Chief cornerstone
- 7/27/10 Triumph over enemies
- 10/9/08 Our iniquity is great
- 5/14/08 When at night
- 2/17/08 The thin and ugly
- 1/17/07 We do not know you
- 1/3/07 Promises
- 1/2/07 For things not seen
- 10/3/06 Fear of you
- 10/2/06 Little we know
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