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.

O Lamb, Like a Shepherd--Jan. 13, 2013


 O Lamb of God, reflection of the glory of God,
by your powerful word sustain all things
and take away the sin of the world.

Like a shepherd feed your flock
and gather your lambs in your arms;
give strength to your people
and bless your people with peace.

Lectionary Readings

Ps. 104; 150; 29
Isa. 40:1-11
Heb. 1:1-12
John 1:1-7, 19-20, 29-34

Selected Verses

Ps. 29:11
May the LORD give strength to his people!
          May the LORD bless his people with peace!

Isa. 40:11a
He will feed his flock like a shepherd;
          he will gather the lambs in his arms…

Heb. 1:3a
[The Son] is the reflection of God’s glory and the exact imprint of God’s very being, and he sustains all things by his powerful word.

John 1:29
The next day [John] saw Jesus coming toward him and declared, “Here is the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world!

Posted by Elmer E. Ewing

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