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.

A Sacrifice of Atonement--March 9, 2014


O Lord our God,
forgive our guilt, our sin.
We have rebelled against you
and have not followed your laws.
Lord Jesus Christ, in the darkness
of our sin, you are a light to us,
a sacrifice of atonement.

Lectionary Readings

Ps. 84; 150; 42; 32
Dan. 9:3-10
Heb. 2:10-18
John 12:44-50

Selected Verses
Ps. 5:b
 I said, “I will confess my transgressions to the LORD,”
          and you forgave the guilt of my sin.          Selah

Dan. 9:9-10
"…To the Lord our God belong mercy and forgiveness, for we have rebelled against him, and have not obeyed the voice of the LORD our God by following his laws, which he set before us by his servants the prophets.  …"  [Daniel prays for the people]

Heb. 2:17
Therefore he had to become like his brothers and sisters in every respect, so that he might be a merciful and faithful high priest in the service of God, to make a sacrifice of atonement for the sins of the people.

John 12:46
"…I have come as light into the world, so that everyone who believes in me should not remain in the darkness.  …"  [Jesus, crying aloud]

Posted by Elmer E. Ewing

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