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.

Sing!--Dec. 31, 2010

All the earth, sing;
Sing a new song,
A mirth song.

Sing and trust,
Trust in God,
Forever in God.

Sing in Christ
Who makes new
All things—sing!

In darkness sing,
Follow the Light;
Following, sing.

Lectionary Readings
Ps. 98, 148, 45, 96
Isa. 26:1-6
2 Cor. 5:16-6:2
John 8:12-19

Selected Verses
Ps. 96:1
O sing to the LORD a new song;
      sing to the LORD, all the earth.

Isa. 26:4
Trust in the LORD forever,
      for in the LORD GOD
      you have an everlasting rock.

2 Cor. 5:17
So if anyone is in Christ, there is a new creation: everything old has passed away; see, everything has become new!

John 8:12
Again Jesus spoke to them, saying, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness but will have the light of life.”

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