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.

According to Your Steadfast Love, Forgive--March 19, 2019



Remember us, O God, and your promises to forgive,
for we have forgotten you, days without number.
Even though we have known your signs and wonders,
we have not honored you, or given thanks to you.
According to your steadfast love,
and for your goodness' sake,
forgive our sin, dear God.

Lectionary Readings
Ps. 34; 146; 25; 91
Jer. 2:1-13, 29-32
Rom. 1:16-25
John 4:43-54

Selected Verses
Ps. 25:7
Do not remember the sins of my youth or my transgressions;
          according to your steadfast love remember me,
          for your goodness’ sake, O LORD!

Jer. 2:32
Can a girl forget her ornaments, 
          or a bride her attire? 
Yet my people have forgotten me, 
          days without number.
Rom. 1:21
…for though they knew God, they did not honor him as God or give thanks to him, but they became futile in their thinking, and their senseless minds were darkened. 

John 4:48
Then Jesus said to [the royal official], "Unless you see signs and wonders you will not believe." 

Posted by Elmer E. Ewing

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