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.

Poured Out to the Father--Dec. 29, 2017


You poured yourself out Lord Jesus,
poured yourself out to the Father
and did whatever he told you.
Pray, may we walk in your truth,
rejoicing in you, and giving thanks
to your holy name.

Lectionary Readings
Ps. 96; 148; 132; 97
2 Sam. 23:13-17b
2 John 1:1-13
John 2:1-11

Selected Verses
Ps. 97:12
 Rejoice in the LORD, O you righteous,
          and give thanks to his holy name!

2 Sam. 23:16
Then the three warriors broke through the camp of the Philistines, drew water from the well of Bethlehem that was by the gate, and brought it to David.  But he would not drink of it; he poured it out to the LORD…

2 John 1:4
I was overjoyed to find some of your children walking in the truth, just as we have been commanded by the Father.

John 2:5
[Jesus'] mother said to the servants, "Do whatever he tells you."

Posted by Elmer E. Ewing

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