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.


Destined Not for Wrath--May 8, 2012



Gracious God,
in your righteousness
do not bring us to the time of trial;
in your mercy
rescue us from the evil one.

Cleanse us from all our sins
and make us clean before you,
for you have destined us not for wrath
but for obtaining salvation,
through our Lord Jesus Christ.

Lectionary Readings
Ps. 98; 146; 66; 116
Leviticus 16:20-34
1 Thess. 5:1-11
Matt. 6:7-15

Selected Verses
Ps. 116:5
Gracious is the LORD, and righteous;
      our God is merciful.

Leviticus 16:30
For on this day atonement shall be made for you, to cleanse you; from all your sins you shall be clean before the LORD.

1 Thess. 5:9
For God has destined us not for wrath but for obtaining salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ…

Matt. 6:13
"…And do not bring us to the time of trial, but rescue us from the evil one. …" [Jesus teaching how to pray]
Posted by Elmer E. Ewing

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