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.

Who Will Hear Our Cry?--Aug. 27, 2012



Born to trouble, just as sparks fly upward,
is there anyone who will hear our cry?

We cry to you, O God Most High--
come fulfill your purpose for us.

We cry to you, Jesus; you told
us how to abide in you and
how you will abide in us.

We cry to you, Holy Spirit,
in your comfort we will live.

Lectionary Readings
Ps. 57; 145; 85; 47
Job 4:1, 5:1-11, 17-21, 26-27
Acts 9:19b-31
John 6:52-59

Selected Verses
Ps. 57:2
I cry to God Most High,
      to God who fulfills his purpose for me.

Job 5:1a, 7
"…Call now; is there anyone who will answer you? …but human beings are born to trouble just as sparks fly upward. …" [Eliphaz to Job]

Acts 9:31b
Living in the fear of the Lord and in the comfort of the Holy Spirit, [the church] increased in numbers.

John 6:56
"…Those who eat my flesh and drink my blood abide in me, and I in them. …" [Jesus to those who questioned how he could give his flesh for them to eat]
Posted by Elmer E. Ewing

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