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.

According to your Commandments, Love--April 19, 2013


 Lord Jesus, you withdrew to deserted places and prayed;
the meditation of your heart was understanding;
and your mouth spoke wisdom.

The leaders of the nations want
their laws to be above your commandments;
but we must walk in love, according to what you taught us.

Lectionary Readings

Ps. 96; 148; 49; 138
Dan. 6:1-15
2 John 1-13
Luke 5:12-26

Selected Verses

Ps. 49:3
My mouth shall speak wisdom;
          the meditation of my heart shall be understanding.

Dan. 6:5
The [presidents and satraps] said, “We shall not find any ground for complaint against this Daniel unless we find it in connection with the law of his God.”

2 John 6
And this is love, that we walk according to his commandments; this is the commandment just as you have heard it from the beginning — you must walk in it.

Luke 5:16
But [Jesus] would withdraw to deserted places and pray.

Posted by Elmer E. Ewing

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