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.

Holy to the Father and the Son--May 11, 2014


We pray we may abide in the Father,
whose steadfast love for us is great,
whose faithfulness endures forever.

We pray we may abide in the Son,
who had compassion for the crowd;
lest we be sheep without a Shepherd.

Engrave on our hearts, "Holy to
the Father and the Son."

Lectionary Readings
Ps. 93; 150; 136; 117
Exod. 28:1-4, 30-38
1 John 2:18-29
Mark 6:30-44

Selected Verses
Ps. 117:2
For great is his steadfast love toward us,
          and the faithfulness of the LORD endures forever.
Praise the LORD!

Exod. 28:36
You shall make a rosette of pure gold, and engrave on it, like the engraving of a signet, "Holy to the LORD."

1 John 2:24b
If what you heard from the beginning abides in you, then you will abide in the Son and in the Father.

Mark 6:34
As [Jesus] went ashore, he saw a great crowd; and he had compassion for them, because they were like sheep without a shepherd; and he began to teach them many things. 
Posted by Elmer E. Ewing

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