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.


A Kingdom that Has No End--Dec. 20, 2011



O great King of a kingdom that has no end,
let your steadfast love be upon us,
even as we hope in you.

Our hearts exult in you,
and our strength is exalted in you.
Make our teaching sound, reflecting your will.

Lectionary Readings
Ps. 33; 146; 85; 94
1 Sam. 2:1b-10
Titus 2:1-10
Luke 1:26-38

Selected Verses
Ps. 33:22
Let your steadfast love, O LORD, be upon us,
      even as we hope in you.

1 Sam. 2:1b
"…My heart exults in the LORD;
      my strength is exalted in my God. …" [Hannah]

Titus 2:1
But as for you, teach what is consistent with sound doctrine.

Luke 1:32
[Your son Jesus] will be great, and will be called the Son of the Most High, and the Lord God will give to him the throne of his ancestor David. He will reign over the house of Jacob forever, and of his kingdom there will be no end." [The angel Gabriel to Mary]
Posted by Elmer E. Ewing

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