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.

Abounding in Thanksgiving--April 28, 2021


 We give thanks to you, Lord God, 

for you are good; your steadfast love

endures forever. Be our God, 

and let us be your people.

 

As you are merciful, 

may we be merciful.

 

May we live our lives in Christ,

rooted and built up in him,

established in the faith,

abounding in thanksgiving.

 

Lectionary Readings

Ps. 99; 147:1-11; 9; 118

Jer. 30:18-22

Col. 1:24-2:7

Luke 6:27-38

 

Selected Verses 

Ps. 118:29

O give thanks to the LORD, for he is good,
          for his steadfast love endures forever.

 

Jer. 30:22

And you shall be my people,
          and I will be your God.

 

Col. 2:6-7

As you therefore have received Christ Jesus the Lord, continue to live your lives in him, rooted and built up in him and established in the faith, just as you were taught, abounding in thanksgiving.

 

Luke 6:36

“…Be merciful, just as your Father is merciful.  …”  [Jesus, to the crowds]


Posted by Elmer E. Ewing

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