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.

Out of the Depths, King of Kings--Nov. 15, 2013

King of kings, Lord of Lords,
Faithful and True:

Out of the depths Jerusalem rejoiced
when the wall was dedicated.

Out of the depths Peter answered,
saying you are the Messiah,
Son of the living God.

Out of the depths, we cry to you.
Hear our prayer, O Lord.

Lectionary Readings

Ps. 130; 148; 32; 139
Neh. 12:27-31a, 42b-47
Rev. 19:11-16
Matt. 16:13-20

Selected Verses

Ps. 130:1
Out of the depths I cry to you, O LORD.

Neh. 12:43c
The joy of Jerusalem was heard far away.

Rev. 19:16
On his robe and on his thigh [the rider called Faithful and True] has a name inscribed, "King of kings and Lord of lords." 

Matt.16:16
Simon Peter answered [Jesus], "You are the Messiah, the Son of the living God."

Posted by Elmer E. Ewing

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