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.

When We Eat in Your Kingdom--Nov. 8, 2012

[From the Nov. 9, 2006 archive]

 When we eat in your kingdom, we will listen for your voice,
accept your correction, trust in you, draw near to you.
We will stay awake; remain alert for your coming.
Light will dawn for us, and we will know joy.

Lectionary Readings

Ps. 97; 147:12-20; 16; 62

Zeph. 3:1-7
Rev. 16:12-21
Luke 13:18-30

Selected Verses

Psalm 97:11
Light dawns for the righteous,
            and joy for the upright in heart.

Zephaniah 3:1
Ah, soiled, defiled,
            oppressing city.
It has listened to no voice;
            it has accepted no correction.
It has not trusted in the LORD;
            it has not drawn near to its God.

Revelation 16:15
(“See, I am coming like a thief!  Blessed is the one who stays awake and is clothed, not going about naked and exposed to shame.”)  [Jesus]

Luke 13:29
Then people will come from east and west, from north and south, and will eat in the kingdom of God.

Posted by Elmer E. Ewing

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