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.

An Oak of Righteousness--Feb. 11, 2011

Lord Jesus,
you are an oak of righteousness.

You amaze us as you walk ahead
of us to Jerusalem. We fear to follow.

You desire truth in the inward being;
in our secret hearts teach us your wisdom.

Help us to remember what we have learned,
and to continue in what we have firmly believed.

Lectionary Readings
Ps. 51; 148; 142; 65
Isa. 61:1-9
2 Tim. 3:1-17
Mark 10:32-45

Selected Verses
Ps. 51:6
You desire truth in the inward being;
      therefore teach me wisdom in my secret heart.

Isa. 61:3c
They will be called oaks of righteousness,
      the planting of the LORD, to display his glory.

2 Tim. 3:14-15
But as for you, continue in what you have learned and firmly believed, knowing from whom you learned it, and how from childhood you have known the sacred writings that are able to instruct you for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus.

Mark 10:32a
[The disciples] were on the road, going up to Jerusalem, and Jesus was walking ahead of them; they were amazed, and those who followed were afraid.
Posted by Elmer E. Ewing

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