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.

In a Day of Doubting--March 8, 2011


In a day of doubting, remember what God has done.
Remember what we have seen and what has been
attested to us by those whom we trust.

Remember, too, the testimony that God has added
by signs and wonders and gifts of the Holy Spirit.
In a day of doubting, consider what God still will do.



Lectionary Readings
Ps. 42; 146; 102; 133
Deut. 6:16-25
Heb. 2:1-10
John 1:19-28

Selected Verses
Ps. 42:3
My tears have been my food
      day and night,
while people say to me continually,
     “Where is your God?”

Deut. 6:21
…then you shall say to your children, “We were Pharaoh’s slaves in Egypt, but the LORD brought us out of Egypt with a mighty hand. …”

Heb. 2:3b-4
[The message] was declared at first through the Lord, and it was attested to us by those who heard him, while God added his testimony by signs and wonders and various miracles, and by gifts of the Holy Spirit, distributed according to his will.

John 1:22
Then [priests and Levites from Jerusalem said to [John], “Who are you? Let us have an answer for those who sent us. What do you say about yourself?”
Posted by Elmer E. Ewing

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