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 Imprint of God's Being--March 4, 2019



O God, Most Holy,
how can we forget you?
You have given us your Son,
who is the reflection of your glory
and the exact imprint of your very being.
He sustains all things by his powerful word.
From his fullness we have all received,
grace upon grace.  Pray give us
strength and bless us
with peace.

Lectionary Readings
Ps. 5; 145; 82; 29
Deut. 6:1-15
Heb. 1:1-14
John 1:1-18

Selected Verses
Ps. 29:11
May the LORD give strength to his people!
          May the LORD bless his people with peace!

Deut. 6:12
…take care that you do not forget the LORD, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery.

Heb. 1:3a
[His Son] is the reflection of God’s glory and the exact imprint of God’s very being, and he sustains all things by his powerful word. 

John 1:16
From his fullness we have all received, grace upon grace. 

Posted by Elmer E. Ewing

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