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 Spirit of Compassion and Supplication--March 28, 2021


Holy God, you dwell in unapproachable light,

and although no one has ever seen you,

we have seen the amazing things 

you have done in Christ.

 

We need a spirit of compassion and supplication 

in our lives.  Pour your Spirit out upon us, 

surround us with your steadfast love,

and take away our anger.

 

Lectionary Readings

Ps. 84; 150; 42; 32

Zech. 12:9-11; 13:1, 7-9

1 Tim. 6:12-16

Matt. 21:12-17

 

Selected Verses 

Ps. 32:10

Many are the torments of the wicked,
          but steadfast love surrounds those who trust in the LORD.

 

Zech. 12:10a

And I will pour out a spirit of compassion and supplication on the house of David and the inhabitants of Jerusalem…

 

1 Tim. 6:16

It is he alone who has immortality and dwells in unapproachable light, whom no one has ever seen or can see; to him be honor and eternal dominion.  Amen.

 

Matt. 21:15

But when the chief priests and the scribes saw the amazing things that [Jesus] did, and heard the children crying out in the temple, “Hosanna to the Son of David,” they became angry… 

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Posted by Elmer E. Ewing

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