This meditation is based on a passage for August 12, 2010 in the Daily Lectionary Year 2 from the Book of Common Worship for the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) (1993). Text: John 4:27-42 Reflection and Question: Here is another unnamed woman whose story is so important John chooses to tell it out of the myriad that […]

This meditation is based on a passage for August 11, 2010 in the Daily Lectionary Year 2 from the Book of Common Worship for the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) (1993). Text: Acts 6:1-15 Reflection and Question: Stephen is among the first deacons whose practical service freed the other leaders in the first Christian communities to dedicate […]

This meditation is based on a passage for August 10, 2010 in the Daily Lectionary Year 2 from the Book of Common Worship for the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) (1993). Text: Judges 13:1-15 Reflection and Question: Manoah’s wife, Samson’s mother, goes nameless. Nevertheless, she joins a special group of women in the Bible who, though barren, […]

This meditation is based on a passage for August 9, 2010 in the Daily Lectionary Year 2 from the Book of Common Worship for the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) (1993). Text: John 3:1-21 Reflection and Question: Embedded in this amazing exchange between Jesus and Nicodemus, the curious leader of the Jews, comes the verse that one […]

This meditation is based on a passage for August 8, 2010 in the Daily Lectionary Year 2 from the Book of Common Worship for the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) (1993). Text: Mark 4:35-41 Reflection and Question: The New Revised Standard Version annotation for this passage reminds us that God controls the sea (Psalm 89:9, 25). No […]

This meditation is based on a passage for August 7, 2010 in the Daily Lectionary Year 2 from the Book of Common Worship for the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) (1993). Text: Judges 9:22-25, 50-57 Reflection and Question: It is worth reading the whole story of Abimelech, who was one of Gideon’s seventy sons, though only a […]

This meditation is based on a passage for August 6, 2010 in the Daily Lectionary Year 2 from the Book of Common Worship for the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) (1993). Text: John 2:1-12 Reflection and Question: The Gospel of John is anchored by a series of miracles that reveal Jesus’ glory as the Son of God, […]

This meditation is based on a passage for August 5, 2010 in the Daily Lectionary Year 2 from the Book of Common Worship for the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) (1993). Text: Acts 4:1-12 Reflection and Question: Peter and John have caught the attention of the authorities. Arrested and held for questioning, Peter welcomes the opportunity to […]

This meditation is based on a passage for August 4, 2010 in the Daily Lectionary Year 2 from the Book of Common Worship for the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) (1993). Text: Psalm 134 Reflection and Question: Among the shortest of all the psalms, this is also one of the most familiar. It serves naturally as a […]

This meditation is based on a passage for August 3, 2010 in the Daily Lectionary Year 2 from the Book of Common Worship for the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) (1993). Text: Acts 3:1-11 Reflection and Question: Jesus has ascended and the Holy Spirit has descended upon Jesus’ followers to the utter amazement of the other Jews […]