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.

Church of the Living God--May 30, 2018



Lord Jesus,
I am far, far from worthy
to claim you as kinfolk,
but may I abide in your tent,
the church of the living God,
the pillar and bulwark of truth?
There I have found friends
who love at all times,
always ready to share
adversity.

Lectionary Readings
Ps. 15; 147:1-11; 48; 4
Prov. 17:1-20
1 Tim. 3:1-16
Matt. 12:43-50

Selected Verses
Ps. 15:1
O LORD, who may abide in your tent?
          Who may dwell on your holy hill?

Prov. 17:17
A friend loves at all times, and kinsfolk are born to share adversity.

1 Tim. 3:15
… if I am delayed, you may know how one ought to behave in the household of God, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and bulwark of the truth.

Matt. 12:49-50
And pointing to his disciples, [Jesus] said, “Here are my mother and my brothers!  For whoever does the will of my Father in heaven is my brother and sister and mother.”

Posted by Elmer E. Ewing

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