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.

This Poor Soul--March 22, 2011


This poor soul has cried to you again and again.
You have not saved me from every trouble, no;
but days without number you have saved me.

How can I forget this; how can I forget you?
How can I ever act ashamed of your gospel?

Help me remember, believe your word, and go
on my way, sure of your gift of salvation to all.


Lectionary Readings
Ps. 34; 146; 25; 91
Jer. 2:1-13, 29-32
Rom. 1:16-25
John 4:43-54

Selected Verses
Ps. 34:6
This poor soul cried, and was heard by the LORD,
      and was saved from every trouble.

Jer. 2:32
Can a girl forget her ornaments,
      or a bride her attire?
Yet my people have forgotten me,
      days without number.

Rom. 1:16
For I am not ashamed of the gospel; it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who has faith, to the Jew first and also to the Greek.

John 4:50
Jesus said to [the royal official whose son lay ill], “Go; your son will live.” The man believed the word that Jesus spoke to him and started on his way.
Posted by Elmer E. Ewing

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