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.

Prosper the Work--Nov. 30, 2013


[from Nov. 26, 2011 archive]

Lord Jesus, you had compassion on the blind;
you touched their eyes,
and God prospered the work of your hands.

Have compassion on us, tread our iniquities under foot;
show us how to be compassionate,
and prosper for us the work of our hands in acts of love.

Lectionary Readings

Ps. 63; 149; 125; 90
Micah 7:11-20
1 Peter 4:7-19
Matt. 20:29-34

Selected Verses

Ps. 90:17
Let the favor of the Lord our God be upon us,
          and prosper for us the work of our hands —
          O prosper the work of our hands!

Micah 7:19
The LORD will again have compassion upon us;
          he will tread our iniquities under foot.

1 Peter 4:8
Above all, maintain constant love for one another, for love covers a multitude of sins.

Matt. 20:29-34
[The two blind men] said to [Jesus], "Lord, let our eyes be opened."  Moved with compassion, Jesus touched their eyes.  Immediately they regained their sight and followed him.

Posted by Elmer E. Ewing

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