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.

Sinners, Too--October, 3, 2018



You call us to return to you, and come in awe before you.
From day to day, we are to tell of your saving acts,
warmly welcoming our sisters and brothers
in the faith, but also welcoming sinners;
for you came to call sinners, Jesus.

Lectionary Readings
Ps. 96; 147:1-11; 132; 134
Hosea 3:1-5
Acts 21:15-26
Luke 5:27-39

Selected Verses
Ps. 96:2
Sing to the LORD, bless his name;
          tell of his salvation from day to day. 

Hosea 3:5
Afterward the Israelites shall return and seek the LORD their God, and David their king; they shall come in awe to the LORD and to his goodness in the latter days.

Acts 21:17
When we arrived in Jerusalem, the brothers welcomed us warmly. 

Luke 5:31-32
Jesus answered [the question of the Pharisees and scribes], "Those who are well have no need of a physician, but those who are sick; I have come to call not the righteous but sinners to repentance."

Posted by Elmer E. Ewing

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