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.

Blessed with every Spiritual Blessing--Jan. 10, 2016


Creator God, may your glory endure forever;
and may you rejoice in your works,
for everything you made
was very good.

We praise you
for the beauty of  
your creation, and for
your Son, our Lord Jesus
Christ--in him you have blessed
us with every spiritual blessing.

Lectionary Readings
Ps. 104; 150; 29
Gen.1:1-2:3
Eph. 1:3-14
John 1:29-34

Selected Verses
Ps. 104:31
May the glory of the LORD endure for ever;
          may the LORD rejoice in his works… 

Gen.1:31
God saw everything that he had made, and indeed, it was very good.  And there was evening and there was morning, the sixth day.

Eph. 1:3
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places…

John 1:34
"…And I myself have seen and have testified that this is the Son of God."  [John the Baptist, as he saw Jesus coming]
Posted by Elmer E. Ewing

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