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.

To Be Known by God--Oct. 4, 2017


Jesus warned us, God, that the gate is narrow
and the road is hard that leads to life,
and there are few who find it.
There are hardships to endure;
we may have to surrender our riches;
but if we love you, we will be known by you,
and to be known by you is to possess all the wealth
that matters.

Lectionary Readings
Ps. 96; 147:1-11; 132; 134
2 Kings 18:9-25
1 Cor. 8:1-13
Matt. 7:13-21

Selected Verses
Ps. 132:1
O LORD, remember in David’s favor 
          all the hardships he endured…

2 Kings 18:16
At that time Hezekiah stripped the gold from the doors of the temple of the LORD, and from the doorposts that King Hezekiah of Judah had overlaid and gave it to the king of Assyria. 

1 Cor. 8:3
…but anyone who loves God is known by him.

Matt. 7:14
"…For the gate is narrow and the road is hard that leads to life, and there are few who find it.  …"  [Jesus, to the crowds on the mountain]

Posted by Elmer E. Ewing

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