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, Awaken My Soul--Feb. 2, 2014


Awaken my soul, Lord Jesus,
and give me a steadfast heart.
I shall sing and make melody;
I shall keep your way by doing
justice and righteousness, so
you may bring about what
you have promised.

You have called us
to freedom, so that through
love we may serve one another
and others will know who you are.

Lectionary Readings

Ps. 108; 150; 66; 23
Gen. 18:16-33
Gal. 5:13-25
Mark 8:22-30

Selected Verses

Ps. 108:1
My heart is steadfast, O God, my heart is steadfast;
          I will sing and make melody.
          Awake, my soul!

Gen. 18:19
"…No, for I have chosen [Abraham], that he may charge his children and his household after him to keep the way of the LORD by doing righteousness and justice; so that the LORD may bring about for Abraham what he has promised him."  [The LORD, on his way to Sodom]

Gal. 5:13-25
For you were called to freedom, brothers and sisters; only do not use your freedom as an opportunity for self-indulgence, but through love become slaves to one another.

Mark 8:29

[Jesus] asked [his disciples], "But who do you say that I am?" Peter answered him, "You are the Messiah."


Posted by Elmer E. Ewing

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