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.


O Arm of the Lord--Easter 2011


O God of steadfast love,
your faithfulness endures forever.

You have shown the strength of your arm;
the word of salvation is spreading, Christ is risen.

Make us awake, ready to respond to your word—
loins girded, sandals on our feet, staffs in hand.

And fill us with your steadfast love
and with your faithfulness.


Lectionary Readings
Ps. 93; 150; 136; 117
Ex. 12:1-14
Isa. 51:9-11
Luke 24:13-35

Selected Verses
Ps. 117:2
For great is his steadfast love toward us,
     and the faithfulness of the LORD endures forever.
Praise the LORD!

Ex. 12:11
This is how you shall eat it: your loins girded, your sandals on your feet, and your staff in your hand; and you shall eat it hurriedly. It is the passover of the LORD.

Isa. 51:9a
Awake, awake, put on strength,
     O arm of the Lord!

Luke 24:13-35
[The eleven and their companions] were saying, “The Lord has risen indeed, and he has appeared to Simon!”
Posted by Elmer E. Ewing

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