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 Shall I Return to the Lord?--Aug. 7, 2014


What shall I return to the Lord
for all his bounty to me?
I can obey his command to
follow him and accept his rule
over me.  And I can let it be known
that he is the cornerstone
of my life.

Lectionary Readings
Ps. 116; 147:12-20; 26; 130
Judg. 8:22-35
Acts 4:1-12
John 1:43-51

Selected Verses
Ps. 116:12
What shall I return to the LORD
          for all his bounty to me? 

Judg. 8:23
Gideon said to them, "I will not rule over you, and my son will not rule over you; the LORD will rule over you."

Acts 4:11
"…This Jesus is 'the stone that was rejected by you, the builders; it has become the cornerstone.'  …"  [Peter to the rulers and elders who arrested him]

John 1:43
The next day Jesus decided to go to Galilee. He found Philip and said to him, "Follow me."
Posted by Elmer E. Ewing

No comments:

Post a Comment

Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)