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.

Your Will in Christ Jesus for Us--May 2, 2018



We rejoice in you, O God Most High;
we will be glad and exult in you,
singing praise to your name.

Teach us to store up treasure in heaven--
by rejoicing always, giving thanks
in all circumstances,
praying without ceasing,
doing good to one another,
loving neighbor as our selves.
This is your will in Christ Jesus.

Lectionary Readings
Ps. 99; 147:1-11; 9; 118
Lev. 19:1-18
1 Thess. 5:12-28
Matt. 6:19-24

Selected Verses
Ps. 9:2
I will be glad and exult in you;
          I will sing praise to your name, O Most High.

Lev. 19:18
You shall not take vengeance or bear a grudge against any of your people, but you shall love your neighbor as yourself: I am the LORD.  [The LORD to Moses]

1 Thess. 5:15-18
See that none of you repays evil for evil, but always seek to do good to one another and to all.
Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God  in Christ Jesus for you. 

Matt. 6:20
"…but store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust consumes and where thieves do not break in and steal.  …"  [Jesus to the crowd on the mountain]

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