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 Way to Christ’s Peace--March 10, 2021

 

We know you, Lord Jesus, 

and through you know the Father.

 

When we plunge headlong into our struggles —

try to conquer them with strength and speed —

 

remind us that the way to your peace 

is not by following our own course,

but by our faith and trust in you.

 

Lectionary Readings

Ps. 5; 147:1-11; 27; 51

Jer. 8:4-7, 18-9:6

Rom. 5:1-11

John 8:12-20

 

Selected Verses 

Ps. 147:10

[The LORD’s] delight is not in the strength of the horse,
          nor his pleasure in the speed of a runner…

 

Jer. 8:6c

All of [this people] turn to their own course,
          like a horse plunging headlong into battle.

 

Rom. 5:1

Therefore, since we are justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ…

 

John 8:19

Then [the Pharisees] said to [Jesus], “Where is your Father?”  Jesus answered, “You know neither me nor my Father.  If you knew me, you would know my Father also.” 


Posted by Elmer E. Ewing

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