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 Face of God--Jan. 9, 2020



O Divine Mystery,
How shall I come to know you?
I seek your face—
do not hide from me.

How shall I find you,
with all the chaos around me?
I find you in Jesus,
Christ in me.

To know Jesus
is to know you.

Lectionary Readings
Ps. 46; 147:12-20; 27; 93
Isa. 45:14-19
Col. 1:24-2:7
John 8:12-19

Selected Verses
Ps. 27:8-9a
 “Come,” my heart says, “seek his face!”
          Your face, LORD, do I seek.
          Do not hide your face from me.

Isa. 45:19b
I did not say to the offspring of Jacob,
          “Seek me in chaos.”

Col. 1:27
To [his saints] God chose to make known how great among the Gentiles are the riches of the glory of this mystery, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory.

John 8:19
Then [the Pharisees] said to [Jesus], “Where is your Father?” Jesus answered, “You know neither me nor my Father.  If you knew me, you would know my Father also.”

Posted by Elmer E. Ewing

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