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.

Giver of Every Good and Perfect Gift--June 25, 2020


From the abundance of your house,
we all may feast;
from the river of your delights,
we all may drink.

Yet we complain against you
and are jealous of one another. 

Remind us of your bountiful gifts
and through Christ give us peace.

Lectionary Readings
Ps. 36; 147:12-20; 80; 27
Num. 17:1-11
Rom. 5:1-11
Matt. 20:17-28

Selected Verses
Ps. 36:8
[All people] feast on the abundance of your house,
          and you give them drink from the river of your delights.

Num. 17:5
And the staff of the man whom I choose shall sprout; thus I will put a stop to the complaints of the Israelites that they continually make against you.  [The LORD to Moses]

Rom. 5:1
Therefore, since we are justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ…

Matt. 20:24
When the ten heard [about their mother’s request], they were angry with the two brothers. 

Posted by Elmer E. Ewing

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