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.

By Your Spirit Lead Us--June 14, 2018


Gracious God,
righteous and merciful,
we know not what disasters lie
ahead, or what blessings await us,
but by your Spirit lead us
to follow your Son Jesus.

Lectionary Readings
Ps. 116; 147:12-20; 26; 130
Eccl. 11:1-8
Gal. 5:16-24
Matt. 16:13-20

Selected Verses
Ps. 116:5
 Gracious is the LORD, and righteous;
          our God is merciful. 

Eccl. 11:2
Divide your means seven ways, or even eight, for you do not know what disaster may happen on earth. 

Gal. 5:18
But if you are led by the Spirit, you are not subject to the law. 
Matt. 16:16-17
Simon Peter answered, "You are the Messiah, the Son of the living God." And Jesus answered him, "Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah!  For flesh and blood has not revealed this to you, but my Father in heaven.

Posted by Elmer E. Ewing

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