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.

Your Truth Abides in Us--Apr. 24, 2015


Lord Jesus, you would withdraw
to deserted places and pray.
Yours is the truth that
abides in us and
will be with us forever.
And we come before you
to pray and seek mercy,
for we know that you
regard the lowly.

Lectionary Readings
Ps. 96; 148; 49; 138
Dan. 6:1-15
2 John 1-13
Luke 5:12-26

Selected Verses
Ps. 138:6
For though the LORD is high, he regards the lowly;
            but the haughty he perceives from far away.

Dan. 6:11
The conspirators came and found Daniel praying and seeking mercy before his God.

2 John 2
…because of the truth that abides in us and will be with us forever.

Luke 5:16
But [Jesus] would withdraw to deserted places and pray.
Posted by Elmer E. Ewing

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