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.


Your Purpose in Us--April 27, 2012



O God, your steadfast love endures forever;
do not forsake the work of your hands.

When your kingdom comes near us,
you call us to repent, so that

you may fulfill your purpose in us and
we may come to fullness in Christ.

Then all the words you have spoken
we will endeavor to do.

Lectionary Readings
Ps. 96; 148; 49; 138
Exod. 24:1-18
Col. 2:8-23
Matt. 4:12-17

Selected Verses
Ps. 138:8
The LORD will fulfill his purpose for me;
      your steadfast love, O LORD, endures forever.
      Do not forsake the work of your hands.

Exod. 24:3
Moses came and told the people all the words of the LORD and all the ordinances; and all the people answered with one voice, and said, "All the words that the LORD has spoken we will do."

Col. 2:10
…and you have come to fullness in [Christ], who is the head of every ruler and authority.

Matt. 4:17
From that time Jesus began to proclaim, "Repent, for the kingdom of heaven has come near."
Posted by Elmer E. Ewing

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