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.

Though Short in Spiritual Stature--Nov. 25, 2020

 

God and Father 

of our Lord Jesus Christ,

with every spiritual blessing

you have blessed us in Christ.

 

I am not tall in spiritual stature,

so at times it is hard to see you,

but I do celebrate the heavens 

you stretched out overhead,

and the beautiful earth

that you’ve made.

 

Plus, you formed 

the human spirit within;

what more do I need to see?

 

Lectionary Readings

Ps. 96; 147:1-11; 132; 134

Zech. 12:1-10

Eph. 1:3-14

Luke 19:1-10

 

Selected Verses 

Ps. 96:5

For all the gods of the peoples are idols,
          but the LORD made the heavens.

 

Zech. 12:1

The word of the LORD concerning Israel: Thus says the LORD, who stretched out the heavens and founded the earth and formed the human spirit within…

 

Eph. 1:3

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places…

 

Luke 19:1-10

[Zacchaeus] was trying to see who Jesus was, but on account of the crowd he could not, because he was short in stature.


Posted by Elmer E. Ewing

2 comments:

  1. Mea SententiaNovember 26, 2020 at 8:10 PM

    You're taller than you imagine. 😀
    Happy Thanksgiving!

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    1. Elmer E. EwingNovember 26, 2020 at 11:47 PM

      I suppose it's all in the eye of the beholder. Thank you, Chris, for your kind and generous eye. And a very happy Thanksgiving to you.

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