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, Our Strength and Our Might--Sept. 21, 2013


 Lord Jesus, our strength and our might,
you have become our salvation.

You came to fulfill the law and the prophets,
and to bring to light things hidden in darkness.
As Elisha was loyal to Elijah, make us loyal to you.

Lectionary Readings

Ps. 56; 149; 118; 111
2 Kings 2:1-18
1 Cor. 4:1-7
Matt. 5:17-20

Selected Verses

Ps. 118:14
The LORD is my strength and my might;
          he has become my salvation.

2 Kings 2:2
Elijah said to Elisha, "Stay here; for the LORD has sent me as far as Bethel."  But Elisha said, "As the LORD lives, and as you yourself live, I will not leave you." So they went down to Bethel.

1 Cor. 4:5a
Therefore do not pronounce judgment before the time, before the Lord comes, who will bring to light the things now hidden in darkness and will disclose the purposes of the heart.

Matt. 5:17
"Do not think that I have come to abolish the law or the prophets; I have come not to abolish but to fulfill.  …"  [Jesus to the crowds on the mountain]

Posted by Elmer E. Ewing

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