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.

Do Not Forsake the Ones Who Seek You--May 8, 2019


All those who know your name,
put their trust in you, dear Jesus.
You do not forsake the ones
who seek you.

When our thoughts terrify us,
or our face grows pale,
lay your hands upon us
and cure us.

Then, Lord, in gratitude
may we show our love for you
and obey your commandments,
which are not burdensome.

Lectionary Readings
Ps. 99; 147:1-11; 9; 118
Dan. 5:1-12
1 John 5:1-12
Luke 4:38-44

Selected Verses
Ps. 118:10
And those who know your name put their trust in you,
          for you, O LORD, have not forsaken those who seek you.

Dan. 5:10b
The queen said, "O king, live forever! Do not let your thoughts terrify you or your face grow pale.  …"

1 John 5:3
For the love of God is this, that we obey his commandments.  And his commandments are not burdensome…

Luke 4:40
As the sun was setting, all those who had any who were sick with various kinds of diseases brought them to him; and he laid his hands on each of them and cured them. 

Posted by Elmer E. Ewing

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