This meditation is based on a passage for June 23, 2010 in the Daily Lectionary Year 2 from the Book of Common Worship for the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) (1993). Text: Numbers 16:36-50 Reflection and Question: This is the kind of passage that truly makes the lectionary a joy. Without it, it’s likely that we would […]

This meditation is based on a passage for June 22, 2010 in the Daily Lectionary Year 2 from the Book of Common Worship for the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) (1993). Text: Romans 4:1-12 Reflection and Question: Paul offers Abraham as an example of one who was justified by obeying the law of faith. Only faith was […]

This meditation is based on a passage for June 21, 2010 in the Daily Lectionary Year 2 from the Book of Common Worship for the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) (1993). Text: Romans 3:21-31 Reflection and Question: We will return several times this week to passages in Romans that are central to the Grace of Christ being […]

This meditation is based on a passage for June 20, 2010 in the Daily Lectionary Year 2 from the Book of Common Worship for the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) (1993). Text: Psalm 19 Reflection and Question: What an amazing poem of adoration! It begins with God, the Creator, including a lovely image of the rising sun […]

This meditation is based on a passage for June 19, 2010 in the Daily Lectionary Year 2 from the Book of Common Worship for the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) (1993). Text: Matthew 19:1-12 Reflection and Question: Both Matthew and Mark (10:1-12) share the story of this encounter between Jesus and the Pharisees. What the Pharisees are […]

This meditation is based on a passage for June 18, 2010 in the Daily Lectionary Year 2 from the Book of Common Worship for the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) (1993). Text: Romans 2:25-3:8 Reflection and Question: By this point in Romans, Paul has preached himself into a corner familiar to every pastor. The fact is that […]

This meditation is based on a passage for June 17, 2010 in the Daily Lectionary Year 2 from the Book of Common Worship for the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) (1993). Text: Romans 2:12-24 Reflection and Question: On his way to establishing that righteousness is through faith, Paul hammers home that Jews are in no position to […]

This meditation is based on a passage for June 16, 2010 in the Daily Lectionary Year 2 from the Book of Common Worship for the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) (1993). Text: Romans 1:28-2:11 Reflection and Question: Here, the lectionary intentionally holds Romans 1 and Romans 2 together, reminding us of the importance of taking the lessons […]

This meditation is based on a passage for June 15, 2010 in the Daily Lectionary Year 2 from the Book of Common Worship for the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) (1993). Text: Romans 1:16-25 Reflection and Question: We shall devote today and the next three days to prayerful meditation upon this crucial sermon of Paul’s to the […]

This meditation is based on a passage for June 14, 2010 in the Daily Lectionary Year 2 from the Book of Common Worship for the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) (1993). Text: Psalm 82 Reflection and Question: This visionary poem marks the astounding shift in the Hebrew understanding of God from a local deity, solely for them, […]