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.

If We Were more Humble--Dec. 15, 2013


If we were more humble, you would lead us
in what is right, and teach us your ways.
If we were more humble, we would not seek
the glory of others, but the glory of our Lord Jesus.
If we were more humble, we would not despair
when we are unable to repair what is fallen;
we would trust you to rebuild the ruins,
if only we were more humble.

Lectionary Readings

Ps. 24; 150; 25; 110

Amos 9:11-15
2 Thess. 2:1-3, 13-17
John 5:30-47

Selected Verses

Ps. 25:9

[The LORD] leads the humble in what is right,
          and teaches the humble his way.

Amos 9:11
On that day I will raise up
            the booth of David that is fallen,
and repair its breaches,
            and raise up its ruins,
            and rebuild it as in the days of old…

2 Thess. 2:14
For this purpose he called you through our proclamation of the good news, so that you may obtain the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.

John 5:44
"…How can you believe when you accept glory from one another and do not seek the glory that comes from the one who alone is God?  …"  [Jesus to those seeking to kill him]

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