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.

Even a Stone to Remind Us--Feb. 9, 2018


O God, when we sin, we become slaves to sin.
Help us lay aside the works of darkness
and put on the armor of light.

Restore to us the joy of your salvation,
and sustain in us a willing spirit,
that even a stone may serve
to remind us of your
 presence with us.

Lectionary Readings
Ps. 51; 148; 142; 65
Gen. 27:46-28:4, 28:10-22
Rom. 13:1-14
John 8:33-47

Selected Verses
Ps. 51:12
Restore to me the joy of your salvation,
          and sustain in me a willing spirit.

Gen. 28:22
"…and this stone, which I have set up for a pillar, shall be God's house; and of all that you give me I will surely give one tenth to you."

Rom. 13:12
…the night is far gone, the day is near.  Let us then lay aside the works of darkness and put on the armor of light…

John 8:34
Jesus answered them, "Very truly, I tell you, everyone who commits sin is a slave to sin.  …"  [Jesus, to the Pharisees]

Posted by Elmer E. Ewing

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