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 to the Lord--May 3, 2020


Have compassion for us, Holy One;
we are like sheep without a shepherd;
anoint us, teach us, make us holy to you,
for holiness befits your house forevermore.

Lectionary Readings
Ps. 93; 150; 136; 117
Exod. 28:1-4, 30-38
1 John 2:18-29
Mark 6:30-44

Selected Verses
Ps. 93:5
Your decrees are very sure;
          holiness befits your house,
          O LORD, forevermore.

Exod. 28:36
You shall make a rosette of pure gold, and engrave on it, like the engraving of a signet, "Holy to the LORD."  [The LORD, to Moses]

1 John 2:20
But you have been anointed by the Holy One, and all of you have knowledge.

Mark 6:34
As [Jesus] went ashore, he saw a great crowd; and he had compassion for them, because they were like sheep without a shepherd; and he began to teach them many things.

Posted by Elmer E. Ewing

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