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.

The Redeemed of the Lord--Dec. 30, 2018


O God, we praise you for your mighty deeds;
according to your surpassing greatness, we praise you.
You have given us Jesus, who was tested by what
he suffered, and who is able to help us when we suffer.
He will save your people from their sins, and they
will be called "The Holy People, Redeemed of the Lord."

Lectionary Readings
Ps. 93; 150; 89:1-18; 89:19-52
Isa. 62:6-7, 10-12
Heb. 2:10-18
Matt. 1:18-25

Selected Verses
Ps. 150:2
 Praise [God] for his mighty deeds;
          praise him according to his surpassing greatness!

Isa. 62:12
[Daughter Zion] shall be called, “The Holy People,
          The Redeemed of the LORD”;
and you shall be called, “Sought Out,
          A City Not Forsaken.”

Heb. 2:18
Because [Jesus] himself was tested by what he suffered, he is able to help those who are being tested.

Matt. 1:21
"…[Mary] will bear a son, and you are to name him Jesus, for he will save his people from their sins."  [An angel of the Lord, to Joseph]

Posted by Elmer E. Ewing

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