This meditation is based on a passage for January 13, 2011 in the Daily Lectionary Year 1 from the Book of Common Worship for the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) (1993). Text: Ephesians 2:11-22 Reflection and Question: Paul was working day and night to bring together two groups as one in Christ: the Jews and the Gentiles. […]

This meditation is based on a passage for January 12, 2011 in the Daily Lectionary Year 1 from the Book of Common Worship for the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) (1993). Text: Psalm 1 Reflection and Question: This poem, reflecting the perspective of the Wisdom literature like Proverbs, distinguishes between the wicked and the righteous. The images […]

This meditation is based on a passage for January 11, 2011 in the Daily Lectionary Year 1 from the Book of Common Worship for the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) (1993). Text: Mark 1:14-28 Reflection and Question: Mark’s Gospel begins with the warnings of John the Baptist and the voice from heaven saying of Jesus, “You are […]

This meditation is based on a passage for January 10, 2011 in the Daily Lectionary Year 1 from the Book of Common Worship for the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) (1993). Text: Ephesians 1:1-14 Reflection and Question: What a beautiful expansion on the blessings Christ bestows on those who believe in Him! Hearing and believing are what […]

This meditation is based on a passage for January 9, 2011 in the Daily Lectionary Year 1 from the Book of Common Worship for the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) (1993). Text: Isaiah 40:1-11 Reflection and Question: Isaiah’s words in this passage are the Scriptural source for one of my favorite hymns that is traditionally sung in […]

This meditation is based on a passage for January 8, 2011 in the Daily Lectionary Year 1 from the Book of Common Worship for the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) (1993). Text: Psalm 114 Reflection and Question: This short poem is one of those moments where God flickers between the tribal God of the Israelites and the […]

This meditation is based on a passage for January 7, 2011 in the Daily Lectionary Year 1 from the Book of Common Worship for the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) (1993). Text: John 2:1-11 Reflection and Question: Mary precipitates this first miracle or sign in the Gospel of John. Jesus is reluctant at first, balking at the […]

This meditation is based on a passage for January 6, 2011 in the Daily Lectionary Year 1 from the Book of Common Worship for the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) (1993). Text: Revelation 21:22-27 Reflection and Question: In these few verses, the image of the city, so central to Jewish worship, is expanded to include the Lamb […]

This meditation is based on a passage for January 4, 2011 in the Daily Lectionary Year 1 from the Book of Common Worship for the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) (1993). Text: Hebrews 11:23-31 Reflection and Question: Last summer, I was blessed to participate in a worship service that was rooted in this litany of the faithful […]

This meditation is based on a passage for January 3, 2011 in the Daily Lectionary Year 1 from the Book of Common Worship for the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) (1993). Text: John 10:7-17 Reflection and Question: In the midst of this extended use of a common Scriptural image — the shepherd who tends the flock — […]