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.


Hem Us In--June 3, 2012



Lord Jesus,
the Spirit descended on you,
remains on you;
and your testimony is the spirit of prophesy.

Lay your hand upon us,
hem us in,
lest we utter what we do not understand,
things too wonderful for us.

Lectionary Readings
Ps. 103; 150; 117; 139
Job 38:1-11; 42:1-5
Rev. 19:4-16
John 1:29-34

Selected Verses
Ps. 139:5
You hem me in, behind and before,
      and lay your hand upon me.

Job 42:3b
"…Therefore I have uttered what I did not understand,
      things too wonderful for me, which I did not know. …" [Job to God]

Rev. 19:10c
"…Worship God! For the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy." [An angel]

John 1:32
And John testified, "I saw the Spirit descending from heaven like a dove, and it remained on him. …"
Posted by Elmer E. Ewing

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