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.

Jesus--Teacher, Healer, Protector--Feb. 1, 2013


 Lord Jesus, you were given the tongue of a teacher;
you knew how to sustain the weary with a word.

People imprisoned under the power of sin
rushed to you, with those who needed
your healing; and you healed them.

You answered them in the day
of trouble, their protector.
Teach, protect, heal us,
Lord Jesus, we pray.

Lectionary Readings

Ps. 88; 148; 6; 20
Isa. 50:1-11
Gal. 3:15-22
Mark 6:47-56

Selected Verses

Ps. 20:1
The LORD answer you in the day of trouble!
          The name of the God of Jacob protect you!

Isa. 50:4
The Lord GOD has given me
          the tongue of a teacher,
that I may know how to sustain
          the weary with a word.

Gal. 3:22
But the scripture has imprisoned all things under the power of sin, so that what was promised through faith in Jesus Christ might be given to those who believe.

Mark 6:54-55
When [Jesus and his disciples] got out of the boat, people at once recognized him, and rushed about that whole region and began to bring the sick on mats to wherever they heard he was.

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