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.

We Will See You in Your Beauty--Dec. 23, 2012


 The earth belongs to you, and all that is in it,
the world and those who live in it.
You have shown great
mercy to us,
Lord Jesus,
and we rejoice in you.
Surely you are coming soon;
our eyes will see you in your beauty,
will behold a land that stretches far away.

Lectionary Readings

Ps. 24; 150; 25; 110

Isa. 33:17-22
Rev. 22:6-11, 18-20
Luke 1:57-66

Selected Verses

Ps. 24:1

The earth is the LORD's and all that is in it,
            the world, and those who live in it…

Isa. 33:17
Your eyes will see the king in his beauty;
            they will behold a land that stretches far away.

Rev. 22:20
The one who testifies to these things says, "Surely I am coming soon."  Amen.  Come, Lord Jesus!

Luke 1:58
Her neighbors and relatives heard that the Lord had shown his great mercy to [Elizabeth], and they rejoiced with her.

Posted by Elmer E. Ewing

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