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.

A Shepherd to Your Flock--April 10, 2021

 

Holy Jesus, you are a shepherd to your flock,

a refuge to the needy, shelter to the homeless.

 

Give us courage to speak boldly for the poor,

to stretch out hands of healing in your name.

 

Lord, you have conquered the world;

in you we shall find peace.

 

Lectionary Readings

Ps. 92; 149; 23; 114

Isaiah 25:1-9

Acts 4:13-31

John 16:16-33

 

Selected Verses 

Ps. 23:1

The LORD is my shepherd, I shall not want.

 

Isaiah 25:4

For you have been a refuge to the poor,
          a refuge to the needy in their distress,
          a shelter from the rainstorm and a shade from the heat.

 

Acts 4:29-30

“…And now, Lord, look at their threats, and grant to your servants to speak your word with all boldness, while you stretch out your hand to heal, and signs and wonders are performed through the name of your holy servant Jesus.”  [Peter, John, and friends in prayer]

 

John 16:33

I have said this to you, so that in me you may have peace. In the world you face persecution. But take courage; I have conquered the world!” [Jesus, to the eleven disciples]


Posted by Elmer E. Ewing

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