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.

Holy Spirit, Lift Us Up--June 8, 2019


Lord Jesus, finger of God,
through the eternal Spirit
you offered up yourself,
to bring us close to you.

Holy Spirit, lift us up, and
purify us from dead works
to worship the living God,
who is on high forever.

Lectionary Readings
Ps. 92; 149; 23; 114
Ezek. 43:1-12
Heb. 9:1-14
Luke 11:14-23

Selected Verses
Ps. 92:8
…but you, O LORD, are on high forever.

Ezek. 43:4-5
As the glory of the LORD entered the temple by the gate facing east, his spirit lifted me up, and brought me into the inner court; and the glory of the LORD filled the temple.

Heb. 9:14
…how much more will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself without blemish to God, purify our conscience from dead works to worship the living God!

Luke 11:20
"…But if it is by the finger of God that I cast out the demons, then the kingdom of God has come to you.  …"  [Jesus, to the crowds]

Posted by Elmer E. Ewing

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