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.

What Are We Looking for?--Aug. 6, 2014


Jesus, you ask what we are looking for--
is it bread to feed the famished,
time to be refreshed in your presence,
or hope in your steadfast love?
Lord, is it possible to seek all three?

Lectionary Readings
Ps. 96; 147:1-11; 132; 134
Judg. 7:19-8:12
Acts 3:12-26
John 1:29-42

Selected Verses
Ps. 147:11
…but the LORD takes pleasure in those who fear him,
          in those who hope in his steadfast love.

Judg. 8:6
But the officials of Succoth said, "Do you already have in your possession the hands of Zebah and Zalmunna, that we should give bread to your army?"

Acts 3:20a
…so that times of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord…

John 1:38a
When Jesus turned and saw [two of John's disciples] following, he said to them, "What are you looking for?"
Posted by Elmer E. Ewing

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