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 Warning about Jesus--July 28, 2012



The wife of Pilate gave him a clear warning:
Have nothing to do with that innocent man.

Pilate tried to heed her warning;
but once we engage with Jesus,
there is no escaping a decision.
We reject him or follow him.

O God of peace be with us--
we will love you, Jesus.
When our feet fall,
deliver us.

Lectionary Readings
Ps. 56; 149; 118; 111
Josh. 23:1-16
Rom. 15:25-33
Matt. 27:11-23

Selected Verses
Ps. 56:13a
For you have delivered my soul from death,
      and my feet from falling…

Josh. 23:11
"…Be very careful, therefore, to love the LORD your God. …" [Joshua to the people of Israel]

Rom. 15:33
The God of peace be with all of you. Amen.

Matt. 27:19
While [Pilate] was sitting on the judgment seat, his wife sent word to him, "Have nothing to do with that innocent man [Jesus], for today I have suffered a great deal because of a dream about him."
Posted by Elmer E. Ewing

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