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.


Strong, Forever--June 5, 2011


O God, your hand is strong, and your steadfast love endures forever.
You divided the Red Sea, made Israel pass through it in safety.
Your hand on the prophet led him where you spoke to him.
Your hand created us in Christ Jesus for good works.
Your hand protects us, protects the sparrow,
for your steadfast love endures forever.


Lectionary Readings
Ps. 93; 150; 136; 117
Ezek. 3:16-27
Eph. 2:1-10
Matt. 10:24-33; 40-42

Selected Verses
Ps. 136:13-14
…who divided the Red Sea in two,
      for his steadfast love endures forever;
and made Israel pass through the midst of it,
      for his steadfast love endures forever…

Ezek. 3:22
Then the hand of the LORD was upon me there; and he said to me, Rise up, go out into the valley, and there I will speak with you.

Eph. 2:10
For we are what he has made us, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand to be our way of life.

Matt. 10:29-31
“…Are not two sparrows sold for a penny? Yet not one of them will fall to the ground apart from your Father. And even the hairs of your head are all counted. So do not be afraid; you are of more value than many sparrows. …” [Jesus instructing his twelve disciples]
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