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.

To Whom, Then?--Jan. 10, 2011

To whom then will we liken you,
or to what likeness compare you?

Words fail, imaginations fail;
but something we can say.

We can say you have blessed us in
Christ with every spiritual blessing.

We can say your Spirit leads us, even drives
us, if only we will be attentive to its leading.

We can say you listen to us
and hear us when we pray.

Give ear to us now, O LORD;
give heed to our sighing.

Lectionary Readings
Ps. 5; 145; 82; 29
Isa. 40:12-24
Eph. 1:1-14
Mark 1:1-13

Selected Verses
Ps. 5:1
Give ear to my words, O LORD;
      give heed to my sighing.

Isa. 40:18
To whom then will you liken God,
      or what likeness compare with him?

Eph. 1:3
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places…

Mark 1:12
And the Spirit immediately drove [Jesus] out into the wilderness.
Posted by Elmer E. Ewing

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