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, You Know Our Heart--Feb. 20, 2013


Lord Jesus, you know what is in everyone
and how quick we are to turn from you,
from the way you have commanded.

You know our sinful, unbelieving heart.
We plead our case to you, and watch. 
O hear our voice, Lord Jesus.

Lectionary Readings

Ps. 5; 147:1-11; 27; 51
Deut. 9: 13-21
Heb. 3:12-19
John 2:23-3:15

Selected Verses

Ps. 5:3
 O LORD, in the morning you hear my voice;
          in the morning I plead my case to you, and watch.

Deut. 9: 16b
…you had been quick to turn from the way that the LORD had commanded you.

Heb. 3:12
Take care, brothers and sisters, that none of you may have an evil, unbelieving heart that turns away from the living God.

John 2:25b
…for [Jesus] himself knew what was in everyone.


Posted by Elmer E. Ewing

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