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 Dog Knows Its Owner--Nov. 29, 2020

 

Lord, the dog knows its owner, 

the cat knows who feeds it,

but we do not understand. 

 

What must you do to arouse us?

Will we be foolish or wise?

 

You are the King of Glory;

will we not let you in

to our lives?

 

Lectionary Readings

Ps. 24; 150; 25; 110

Isa. 1:1-9

2 Peter 3:1-10

Matt. 25:1-13

 

Selected Verses 

Ps. 24:7

Lift up your heads, O gates!

          and be lifted up, O ancient doors!

          that the King of glory may come in.

 

Isa. 1:3

The ox knows its owner,
          and the donkey its master's crib;
but Israel does not know,
          my people do not understand.

 

2 Peter 3:1

This is now, beloved, the second letter I am writing to you; in them I am trying to arouse your sincere intention by reminding you

 

Matt. 25:1-2

“Then the kingdom of heaven will be like this. Ten bridesmaids took their lamps and went to meet the bridegroom.  Five of them were foolish, and five were wise.  …”  [Jesus, to his disciples]

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Posted by Elmer E. Ewing

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