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.

Every Day, We Choose--March 13, 2015

[From March 16, 2007 archive]

Hearts rejoicing,
glorying in God,
obedient to God--
or walking in 
stubbornness
of an evil will?

Slaves to sin--
or dead to sin,
alive to God 
in Jesus Christ?
Every day,
we choose.

Lectionary Readings
Ps. 22; 148; 105; 130
Jer. 11:1-8, 14-17
Rom. 6:1-11
John 8:33-47

Selected Verses
Psalm 105:3
Glory in his holy name;
            let the hearts of those who seek the LORD rejoice.

Jeremiah 11:8a
Yet they did not obey or incline their ear, but everyone walked in the stubbornness of an evil will.

Romans 6:11
So you also must consider yourselves dead to sin and alive to God in Christ Jesus.

John 8:34
Jesus answered [the Jews who had believed in him], “Very truly, I tell you, everyone who commits sin is a slave to sin.  …  ”
Posted by Elmer E. Ewing

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