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.

Raised from the Dead--July 31, 2020

 

God of our salvation,

we are in the depths of the Pit,

in regions dark and deep.

 

We have heard of your deeds of power,

told by rich and poor alike,

but we are amazed and perplexed—

what does this mean? 

 

Your message for us is that

Christ has been raised from the dead,

and we will see him.

 

Lectionary Readings

Ps. 88; 148; 6; 20

Judg. 5:1-18

Acts 2:1-21

Matt. 28:1-10

 

Selected Verses

Ps. 88:6

You have put me in the depths of the Pit,
          in the regions dark and deep.

 

Judg. 5:10

“Tell of it, you who ride on white donkeys, you who sit on rich carpets and you who walk by the way.  …”  [From the song of Deborah and Barak]

 

Acts 2:11b-12

“…in our own languages we hear them speaking about God's deeds of power.”  All were amazed and perplexed, saying to one another, “What does this mean?”

 

Matt. 28:7

“…Then go quickly and tell his disciples, ‘He has been raised from the dead, and indeed he is going ahead of you to Galilee; there you will see him.’  This is my message for you.”  [The angel at the tomb, to Mary Magdalene and the other Mary]


Posted by Elmer E. Ewing

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