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.

You Are with Us; Your Light Has Come--Dec. 24, 2017


You are with us, God--your light has come.
The earth is yours, and all that is in it,
the world, and those who live in it.
There is no longer Jew or Greek,
there is no longer slave or free,
is no longer male and female,
for all of us are one in Christ.
And your glory has risen
upon us all.

Lectionary Readings
Ps. 24; 150; 25; 110
Isaiah 60:1-6
Gal. 3:23-4:7
Matt. 1:18-25

Selected Verses
Ps. 24:1
The earth is the LORD's and all that is in it,
          the world, and those who live in it…

Isaiah 60:1-6
Arise, shine, for your light has come,
          and the glory of the LORD has risen upon you.

Gal. 3:28
There is no longer Jew or Greek, there is no longer slave or free, there is no longer male and female; for all of you are one in Christ Jesus. 

Matt. 1:22-23
All this took place to fulfill what had been spoken by the Lord through the Prophet:
            Look, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son,
                      and they shall name him Emmanuel,"
which means, "God is with us."

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