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.

Both Lord and Messiah--April 2, 2013


 God of justice, who nevertheless waits to be gracious,
you have risen up and shown us your mercy,
for you have made the crucified Jesus
both Lord and Messiah.

The floods clap their hands,
the hills sing together for joy,
for you have not left us orphaned.

Lectionary Readings

Ps. 98; 146; 66; 116
Isa. 30:18-26
Acts 2:36-47
John 14:15-31

Selected Verses

Ps. 98:8
Let the floods clap their hands;
          let the hills sing together for joy…

Isa. 30:18
Therefore the LORD waits to be gracious to you;
          therefore he will rise up to show mercy to you.
     For the LORD is a God of justice;
          blessed are all those who wait for him.

Acts 2:36
 “Therefore let the entire house of Israel know with certainty that God has made him both Lord and Messiah, this Jesus whom you crucified.”  [Peter's sermon at Pentecost]

John 14:18
“I will not leave you orphaned; I am coming to you.  …"  [Jesus to his eleven disciples]

Posted by Elmer E. Ewing

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