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.

For a House United in Gratitude and Peace--Aug. 2, 2020

 

O God of Peace,

unite us in gratitude, in which we all share,

as we thank you for your indescribable gift.

Let everything that breathes praise you

for sending Jesus.

 

Lectionary Readings

Ps. 108; 150; 66; 23

Judg. 6:1-24

2 Cor. 9:6-15

Mark 3:20-30

 

Selected Verses

Ps. 150:6

Let everything that breathes praise the LORD!
     Praise the LORD!

 

Judg. 6:24

Then Gideon built an altar there to the LORD, and called it, The LORD is peace. To this day it still stands at Ophrah, which belongs to the Abiezrites.

 

2 Cor. 9:15

Thanks be to God for his indescribable gift!

 

Mark 3:25

“…And if a house is divided against itself, that house will not be able to stand.  …”  [Jesus, to his critics] 


Posted by Elmer E. Ewing

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