You know all the birds of the air;
all that moves in the field is yours.
The emperor’s riches pale compared to yours,
yet you have given us bountiful gifts.
Out of Zion you have sent forth instruction,
and your word from Jerusalem. And you
have given us human relationships—parents
and children, sisters and brothers, and friends
as dear as family. When we are separated
from them, we long with great eagerness
to see them face to face. As you care for
the birds of the air, care for those we love.
Lectionary Readings
Psalms 50, 147:1-11, 53, 17
Isaiah 2:1-4
1 Thessalonians 2:13-20
Luke 20:19-26
Selected Verses
Psalm 50:11
I know all the birds of the air,
and all that moves in the field is mine.
Isaiah 2:3d
For out of Zion shall go forth instruction,
and the word of the LORD from Jerusalem.
1 Thessalonians 2:17
As for us, brothers and sisters, when, for a short time, we were made orphans by being separated from you—in person, not in heart—we longed with great eagerness to see you face to face.
Luke 20:19-26
[Jesus] said to [those who came to trap him], “Then give to the emperor the things that are the emperor’s, and to God the things that are God’s.”
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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