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.

With Glad and Generous Hearts--June 21, 2013


 God, as you were with your servant Samuel,
be with us, that our words may not fall to the ground.

Restore to us the joy of your salvation,
and sustain in us a willing spirit.

Give us endurance, and give us glad and
generous hearts as we break bread together.

Lectionary Readings

Ps. 51; 148; 142; 65
1 Sam. 3:1-21
Acts 2:37-47
Luke 21:5-19

Selected Verses

Ps. 51:12
 Restore to me the joy of your salvation,
          and sustain in me a willing spirit.

1 Sam. 3:19
As Samuel grew up, the LORD was with him and let none of his words fall to the ground.

Acts 2:46
Day by day, as [those who had heard Peter's sermon] spent much time together in the temple, they broke bread at home and ate their food with glad and generous hearts…

Luke 21:19

"…By your endurance you will gain your souls.”  [Jesus to his disciples]

Posted by Elmer E. Ewing

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