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 Peace of Christ--July 11, 2019


We hope in you, O God of Steadfast Love,
for in you there is great power to redeem.
You have shown us we should not call
anyone proud or unclean; all of us
can find favor in your sight.
May the peace of Christ
be with us all.

Lectionary Readings
Ps. 116; 147:12-20; 26; 130
1 Sam. 16:14-17:11
Acts 10:17-33
Luke 24:36-53

Selected Verses
Ps. 130:7
O Israel, hope in the LORD!
          For with the LORD there is steadfast love,
          and with him is great power to redeem. 

1 Sam. 16:22
Saul sent to Jesse, saying, “Let David remain in my service, for he has found favor in my sight.” 

Acts 10:28
…and [Peter] said to [Cornelius, his family, and friends], “You yourselves know that it is unlawful for a Jew to associate with or to visit a Gentile; but God has shown me that I should not call anyone profane or unclean.  …” 

Luke 24:36
While they were talking about this, Jesus himself stood among them and said to them, “Peace be with you.”


Posted by Elmer E. Ewing

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