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.

We Trust in You, Lord Jesus--March 25, 2014


 Lord Jesus, you astound us--your wisdom,
the deeds of power your hands performed.

When we are distressed or angry with ourselves,
free us from our anxieties, for God
sent you to preserve life.

To you we lift up our soul;
we trust in you, Lord Jesus.

Lectionary Readings
Ps. 34; 146; 25; 91
Gen. 45:1-15
1 Cor. 7:32-40
Mark 6:1-13

Selected Verses
Ps. 25:1-2a
To you, O LORD, I lift up my soul. 
O my God, in you I trust…

Gen. 45:5
"…And now do not be distressed, or angry with yourselves, because you sold me here; for God sent me before you to preserve life.  …"  [Joseph to his brothers]

1 Cor. 7:32a
I want you to be free from anxieties.

Mark 6:2
On the sabbath he began to teach in the synagogue, and many who heard him were astounded.  They said, "Where did this man get all this?  What is this wisdom that has been given to him?  What deeds of power are being done by his hands!  …"

Posted by Elmer E. Ewing

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