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.

Jesus, Strength of My Heart--June 11, 2018



Lord Jesus, my flesh and my heart may fail,
but you are the strength of my heart
and my portion forever.
Help me, Jesus;
I kneel before you;
your rebuke is better
than the songs of fools.
When you show me truth,
may I recognize and accept it.

Lectionary Readings
Ps. 62; 145; 73; 9
Eccl. 7:1-14
Gal. 4:12-20
Matt. 15:21-28

Selected Verses
Ps. 73:26
My flesh and my heart may fail,
          but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.

Eccl. 7:5
It is better to hear the rebuke of the wise than to hear the song of fools. 

Gal. 4:16
Have I now become your enemy by telling you the truth?

Matt. 15:25
But [the Canaanite woman] came and knelt before [Jesus], saying, "Lord, help me." 

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