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.

When I Cry Aloud--Jan. 7, 2021

Lord Jesus, you know me and know my works;

when I cry aloud, be gracious—answer  me.

 

When you answer, help me realize it is you,

and help me do whatever you tell me. 

 

Lectionary Readings

Ps. 46; 147:12-20; 27; 93

Isa. 52:3-6

Rev. 2:1-7

John 2:1-11

 

Selected Verses 

Ps. 27:7

Hear, O LORD, when I cry aloud,
          be gracious to me and answer me!

 

Isa.  52:6

Therefore my people shall know my name; therefore in that day they shall know that it is I who speak; here am I.  [says the Lord GOD]

 

Rev. 2:2a

“I know your works, your toil and your patient endurance.  …”  [He who holds the seven stars, to the angel of the church in Ephesus]

 

John 2:5

[Jesus’] mother said to the servants, “Do whatever he tells you.”


Posted by Elmer E. Ewing

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