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.

A Life Worthy of God--Dec. 2, 2014


God, you have sent your beloved Son,
who calls us into your kingdom and glory,
pleading that we may lead a life worthy of you.

When the cares of our heart are many
your consolations cheer our soul,
but may we not forget to care
for the widow and orphan.

Lectionary Readings
Ps. 33; 146; 85; 94
Isa. 1:21-31
1 Thess. 2:1-12
Luke 20:9-18

Selected Verses
Ps. 94:19
When the cares of my heart are many,
            your consolations cheer my soul.

Isa. 1:23c
They do not defend the orphan,
     and the widow's cause does not come before them.

1 Thess. 2:12
…urging and encouraging you and pleading that you lead a life worthy of God, who calls you into his own kingdom and glory.

Luke 20:13
"…Then the owner of the vineyard said, 'What shall I do?  I will send my beloved son; perhaps they will respect him.'  …"  [Jesus to the people] 

Posted by Elmer E. Ewing

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