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.

We Are Your Sheep, Jesus Our Shepherd--July 8, 2018


We are your sheep, O God;
Jesus is our Shepherd;
with him to lead us,
we shall neither
want nor wander.

You are awesome in your deeds,
as we have seen through
Jesus, Paul, and all
who have left
their nets
to follow Jesus.

Lectionary Readings
Ps. 108; 150; 66; 23
Num. 27:12-23
Acts 19:11-20
Mark 1:14-20

Selected Verses
Ps. 66:5
Come and see what God has done:
          he is awesome in his deeds among mortals. 

Ps. 23:1
The LORD is my shepherd, I shall not want…

Num. 27:15-17
Moses spoke to the LORD, saying, "Let the LORD, the God of the spirits of all flesh, appoint someone over the congregation who shall go out before them and come in before them, who shall lead them out and bring them in, so that the congregation of the LORD may not be like sheep without a shepherd."

Acts 19:11
God did extraordinary miracles through Paul…

Mark 1:17-18
And Jesus said to [Simon and his brother Andrew], "Follow me and I will make you fish for people." And immediately they left their nets and followed him. 

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