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 Victims of War--Oct. 11, 2019


The victims of war are brought very low;
their persecutors are too strong for them.
They are the poorest people in the world;
all that they own has been carried away.
Give heed to their cry.

When one people suffer,
we all suffer together.
Have mercy on them,
 Lord Jesus.

Lectionary Readings
Ps. 51; 148; 142; 65
2 Kings 23:36-24:17
1 Cor. 12:12-26
Matt. 9:27-34

Selected Verses
Ps. 142:6
Give heed to my cry,
          for I am brought very low.
Save me from my persecutors,
          for they are too strong for me.

2 Kings 24:14
He carried away all Jerusalem, all the officials, all the warriors, ten thousand captives, all the artisans and the smiths; no one remained, except the poorest people of the land.

1 Cor. 12:26
If one member suffers, all suffer together with it; if one member is honored, all rejoice together with it.

Matt. 9:27
As Jesus went on from there, two blind men followed him, crying loudly, “Have mercy on us, Son of David!”

Posted by Elmer E. Ewing

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