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.

For the Weary and Faint--May 1, 2021

 

Lord Jesus, you brought good news to the poor; 

healed the blind, the lepers, the deaf, the lame.

 

When we are weary and faint, replenish us;

restore our soul; let peace rule in our heart;

lead us in right paths, and make us thankful.

 

Lectionary Readings

Ps. 92; 149; 23; 114

Jer. 31:25

Col. 3:12-17

Luke 7:18-35

 

Selected Verses 

Ps. 23:3

          …[the LORD] restores my soul.
He leads me in right paths
          for his name’s sake.

 

Jer. 31:25

I will satisfy the weary,
          and all who are faint I will replenish.

[The LORD of hosts]

 

Col. 3:15

And let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, to which indeed you were called in the one body. And be thankful.

 

Luke 7:22

And [Jesus] answered [the two disciples sent by John], “Go and tell John what you have seen and heard: the blind receive their sight, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, the poor have good news brought to them.


Posted by Elmer E. Ewing

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