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.

Make Us at Peace among Ourselves--Dec. 9, 2014


Holy One, lover of righteousness and justice,
the earth is full of your steadfast love.
Heaven and earth will pass away,
but your words will not pass away.
As for us, we are wise in our own eyes
and shrewd in our own sight! Forgive us,
we pray, and make us at peace among ourselves.

Lectionary Readings
Ps. 33; 146; 85; 94
Isa. 5:18-25
1 Thess. 5:12-28
Luke 21:29-38

Selected Verses
Ps. 33:5
He loves righteousness and justice;
          the earth is full of the steadfast love of the LORD.

Isa. 5:21
Ah, you who are wise in your own eyes,
            and shrewd in your own sight! 

1 Thess. 5:13b
Be at peace among yourselves.

Luke 21:33
"…Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will not pass away.  …"  [Jesus teaching in the temple]

Posted by Elmer E. Ewing

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