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.

Tremble, but Not in Fear--Jan. 12, 2019



Jesus, you stand knocking at the door--
dare we open to you?
We tremble, but not in fear; you are
our light, our salvation;
why should we be afraid?
Make us humble, contrite in spirit,
that your works might be revealed in us.

Lectionary Readings
Ps. 97; 149; 27; 93
Isa. 66:1-2, 22-23
Rev. 3:14-22
John 9:1-12, 35-38

Selected Verses
Ps. 27:1
The LORD is my light and my salvation;
          whom shall I fear?
The LORD is the stronghold of my life;
          of whom shall I be afraid?

Isa. 66:2b
But this is the one to whom I will look,
     to the humble and contrite in spirit,
     who trembles at my word.

Rev. 3:20
"…Listen!  I am standing at the door, knocking; if you hear my voice and open the door, I will come in to you and eat with you, and you with me.  …"  [To the angel of the church in Laodicea] 

John 9:3
Jesus answered [his disciples], "Neither this man nor his parents sinned; he was born blind so that God's works might be revealed in him.  …" 

Posted by Elmer E. Ewing

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