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.

God, Our Hope and Shield--June 19, 2019


Some hold you in contempt, O God;
some came to Jesus only to entrap him;
some sneered when the Spirit came,
but our hearts are  glad in you;
we trust in your holy name.

Let your steadfast love be upon us,
even as we hope in you,
our help and shield.

Lectionary Readings
Ps. 89:1-18; 147:1-11; 1; 33
1 Sam. 2:12-26
Acts 2:1-21
Luke 20:27-40

Selected Verses
Ps. 33:20-22
Our soul waits for the LORD;
          he is our help and shield.
Our heart is glad in him,
          because we trust in his holy name.
Let your steadfast love, O LORD, be upon us,
          even as we hope in you.

1 Sam. 2:17
Thus the sin of the young men was very great in the sight of the LORD; for they treated the offerings of the LORD with contempt.

Acts 2:12-13
All were amazed and perplexed, saying to one another, “What does this mean?”  But others sneered and said, “They are filled with new wine.”

Luke 20:27
Some Sadducees, those who say there is no resurrection, came to [Jesus]…

Posted by Elmer E. Ewing

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