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.


The Way to Fellowship--April 15, 2012



We do not know the place where you went;
but Jesus, we know the way…the way to
fellowship with you, with the Father.

We do not know how you will protect us;
but we will keep still and let it happen,
for your faithfulness endures forever.

Lectionary Readings
Ps. 93; 150; 136; 117
Exod. 14:5-22
1 John 1:1-7
John 14:1-7

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

Exod. 14:14
"…The LORD will fight for you, and you have only to keep still." [Moses to the Israelites]

1 John 1:3b
…and truly our fellowship is with the Father and with his Son Jesus Christ.

John 14:4
"…And you know the way to the place where I am going." [Jesus to his disciples]
Posted by Elmer E. Ewing

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