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.

Judgment Belongs to God--July 9, 2014


Holy God, we bless your name,
and we bless the name of Jesus,
who comes to us in your name.

We sing to you and tell of your
mercy and of your compassion,
your salvation from day to day.

Teach us to treat the small and
the great alike, without any
intimidation; judgment
belongs to you.

Lectionary Readings
Ps. 96; 147:1-11; 132; 134
Deut. 1:1-18
Rom. 9:1-18
Matt. 23:27-39

Selected Verses
Ps. 96:2
Sing to the LORD, bless his name;
          tell of his salvation from day to day. 

Deut. 1:17a
"…You must not be partial in judging: hear out the small and the great alike; you shall not be intimidated by anyone, for the judgment is God's.  …"  [Moses to Israel]

Rom. 9:15
For [God] says to Moses, "I will have mercy on whom I have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I have compassion." 

Matt. 23:39
"…For I tell you, you will not see me again until you say, 'Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord.'"  [Jesus to Jerusalem]
Posted by Elmer E. Ewing

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