This meditation is based on a passage for November 22, 2010 in the Daily Lectionary Year 2 from the Book of Common Worship for the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) (1993). Text: Galatians 6:1-10 Reflection and Question: Paul gives some practical advice for living here. Today we might summarize his counsel by saying, “Take care of your […]

This meditation is based on a passage for November 21, 2010 in the Daily Lectionary Year 2 from the Book of Common Worship for the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) (1993). Text: Psalm 23 Reflection and Question: The Twenty-Third Psalm is among the best known passages in the Bible. It is a lovely poem expressing trust in […]

This meditation is based on a passage for November 20, 2010 in the Daily Lectionary Year 2 from the Book of Common Worship for the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) (1993). Text: James 5:13-20 Reflection and Question: James is as controversial as ever in these closing verses of the letter. For me, it is thought provoking to […]

This meditation is based on a passage for November 19, 2010 in the Daily Lectionary Year 2 from the Book of Common Worship for the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) (1993). Text: Luke 18:1-8 Reflection and Question: This story was the Sunday Gospel lesson on the weekend when the 33 Chilean miners were rescued from their hole […]

This meditation is based on a passage for November 18, 2010 in the Daily Lectionary Year 2 from the Book of Common Worship for the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) (1993). Text: Malachi 2:1-16 Reflection and Question: “Take heed to yourselves and do not be faithless.” This warning concludes this section of the last book of the […]

This meditation is based on a passage for November 17, 2010 in the Daily Lectionary Year 2 from the Book of Common Worship for the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) (1993). Text: Luke 17:11-19 Reflection and Question: Here is yet another story like John 4 and the Good Samaritan in which Jesus highlights the worth of a […]

This meditation is based on a passage for November 16, 2010 in the Daily Lectionary Year 2 from the Book of Common Worship for the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) (1993). Text: Habakkuk 3:1-15 Reflection and Question: As the Oxford Annotated New Revised Standard Bible notes explain, this psalm is full of allusions to early Hebrew poetry. […]

This meditation is based on a passage for November 15, 2010 in the Daily Lectionary Year 2 from the Book of Common Worship for the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) (1993). Text: James 2:14-26 Reflection and Question: Connecting “faith and practice, truth and duty,” the words in the historic Principles in the first chapter of the PCUSA […]

This meditation is based on a passage for November 14 , 2010 in the Daily Lectionary Year 2 from the Book of Common Worship for the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) (1993). Text: Psalm 46 Reflection and Question: This is a psalm I was required to memorize in high school. And although its subject matter isn’t one […]

This meditation is based on a passage for November 13, 2010 in the Daily Lectionary Year 2 from the Book of Common Worship for the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) (1993). Text: James 2:1-13 Reflection and Question: James’ concern about distinctions around wealth is equally applicable to treatment of LGBT people in the church. For any who […]