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 Demons Obeyed--June 15, 2020


Lord Jesus, the demons obeyed you;
your own disciples often did not.

 The Israelites obeyed about when to camp,
and also about when to set out again.

Give your people the strength to obey you,
as mutually we strengthen one another.

Lectionary Readings
Ps. 5; 145; 82; 29
Num. 9:15-23, 10:29-36
Rom. 1:1-15
Matt. 17:14-21

Selected Verses
Ps. 29:11
May the LORD give strength to his people!
          May the LORD bless his people with peace!

Num. 9:23
At the command of the LORD [the Israelites] would camp, and at the command of the LORD they would set out.  They kept the charge of the LORD, at the command of the LORD by Moses.

Rom. 1:11-12
For I am longing to see you so that I may share with you some spiritual gift to strengthen you— or rather so that we may be mutually encouraged by each other's faith, both yours and mine.

Matt. 17:18
And Jesus rebuked the demon, and it came out of him, and the boy was cured instantly.

Posted by Elmer E. Ewing

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