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.

Do Not Let Me Weary You--Dec. 14, 2012


 God, do not let me weary you with idle prayers.
Direct my heart to loving you and
to the steadfastness of Christ.
Show me the path of life,
and let me eagerly desire
to be with you.

Lectionary Readings

Ps. 102; 148; 130; 16

Isa. 7:10-25
2 Thess. 2:13-3:5
Luke 22:14-30

Selected Verses

Ps. 16:11

You show me the path of life.
          In your presence there is fullness of joy;
          in your right hand are pleasures forevermore.

Isa. 7:10-25
Then Isaiah said [to King Ahaz]: "Hear then, O house of David!  Is it too little for you to weary mortals, that you weary my God also?

2 Thess. 3:5
May the Lord direct your hearts to the love of God and to the steadfastness of Christ.

Luke 22:15
[Jesus] said to [his disciples], "I have eagerly desired to eat this Passover with you before I suffer…"

Posted by Elmer E. Ewing

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