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.

A Song of Praise Is Fitting--Feb. 13, 2019



Praise God!
How good it is to sing praises to you, God,
for you are gracious, and a song of praise
is fitting.

We can depend on you, Lord,
Your hand is not too short to save,
nor is you ear to dull to hear.
Even when we are faithless,
you will be faithful.

Jesus took up the little ones in his arms
and blessed them. Give us the humility
to be like them, that we too may
receive your blessing.

Lectionary Readings
Ps. 89:1-18; 147:1-11; 1; 33
Isa. 59:1-21
2 Tim. 1:15-2:13
Mark 10:1-16

Selected Verses
Ps. 89:1
Praise the Lord!
          How good it is to sing praises to our God;
          for he is gracious, and a song of praise is fitting. 

Isa. 59:1
See, the Lord's hand is not too short to save,
          nor his ear too dull to hear. 

2 Tim. 2:13
 …if we are faithless, he remains faithful--
     for he cannot deny himself.

Mark 10:16
And [Jesus] took [the little children] up in his arms, laid his hands on them, and blessed them.

Posted by Elmer E. Ewing

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