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.

Fill Me with Your Spirit of Truth--April 13, 2018



How long will I refuse to follow your word,
Lord?  Fill me with your Spirit of truth,
that my mouth may speak wisdom,
and the meditation of my heart
may be understanding.

O, let me live the rest of my life
no longer by human desires
but by your will for me.

Lectionary Readings
Ps. 96; 148; 49; 138
Exod. 16:23-36
1 Peter 3:13-4:6
John 16:1-15

Selected Verses
Ps. 49:3
My mouth shall speak wisdom;
          the meditation of my heart shall be understanding. 

Exod. 16:28
The LORD said to Moses, "How long will you refuse to keep my commandments and instructions?  …" 

1 Peter 4:2
…so as to live for the rest of your earthly life no longer by human desires but by the will of God.

John 16:13
"…When the Spirit of truth comes, he will guide you into all the truth; for he will not speak on his own, but will speak whatever he hears, and he will declare to you the things that are to come.  …"  [Jesus to the eleven]

Posted by Elmer E. Ewing

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