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.

That Your Way May Be Known--Oct. 20, 2013


 Sometimes you send us out,
sometimes you block our going;
but wherever we may find ourselves,
dear God, help us work for the welfare of  
that place and pray for your blessings upon it,
so your way may be known upon the earth,
your saving power among all nations.

Lectionary Readings

Ps. 67; 150; 46; 93
Jer. 29:1, 4-14
Acts 16:6-15
Luke 10:1-12, 17-20

Selected Verses

Ps. 67:2
 …that your way may be known upon earth,
          your saving power among all nations.

Jer. 29:7
But seek the welfare of the city where I have sent you into exile, and pray to the LORD on its behalf, for in its welfare you will find your welfare.  [The LORD speaking through Jeremiah to the exiles]

Acts 16:7
When they had come opposite Mysia, they attempted to go into Bithynia, but the Spirit of Jesus did not allow them…

Luke 10:3
"…Go on your way.  See, I am sending you out like lambs into the midst of wolves.  …"  [Jesus to the seventy whom he sent out in pairs]

Posted by Elmer E. Ewing

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