This meditation is based on a passage for June 13, 2010 in the Daily Lectionary Year 2 from the Book of Common Worship for the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) (1993). Text: Numbers 6:22-27 Reflection and Question: God directs Moses here to commend to Aaron and his sons, the first priests of the Hebrew people, this blessing […]

This meditation is based on a passage for June 12, 2010 in the Daily Lectionary Year 2 from the Book of Common Worship for the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) (1993). Text: Psalm 90 Reflection and Question: Psalm 90 is a familiar reading at funerals because of its assurance that God is with us both in this […]

This meditation is based on a passage for June 11, 2010 in the Daily Lectionary Year 2 from the Book of Common Worship for the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) (1993). Text: Galatians 5:25-6:10 Reflection and Question: Paul packs a huge amount of good counsel in this conclusion to the letter to the Galatians. A friend of […]

This meditation is based on a passage for June 10, 2010 in the Daily Lectionary Year 2 from the Book of Common Worship for the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) (1993). Text: Galatians 5:16-24 online loans same day lenders Reflection and Question: Here is fine example of Paul using very effectively the rhetorical devices of ancient Greece […]

This meditation is based on a passage for June 9, 2010 in the Daily Lectionary Year 2 from the Book of Common Worship for the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) (1993). Text: Galatians 5:1-15 2 year loans no credit check Reflection and Question: Finally Paul lets loose with his exasperation toward the Galatians who have not understood […]

This meditation is based on a passage for June 8, 2010 in the Daily Lectionary Year 2 from the Book of Common Worship for the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) (1993). Text: Ecclesiastes 8:14-9:10 Reflection and Question: The earthy wisdom of the Teacher here gives strong evidence that there really is nothing new, that we fool ourselves […]

This meditation is based on a passage for June 7, 2010 in the Daily Lectionary Year 2 from the Book of Common Worship for the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) (1993). Text: Matthew 15:21-28 Reflection and Question: In Mark 7:24-30 Jesus engages in this same conversation with a Syrophoenician woman, a Greek; in Matthew the woman is […]

This meditation is based on a passage for June 6, 2010 in the Daily Lectionary Year 2 from the Book of Common Worship for the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) (1993). Text: Acts 10:9-23 Reflection and Question: That I have already reflected several times upon this passage in these daily meditations and in a blog post gives […]

This meditation is based on a passage for June 5, 2010 in the Daily Lectionary Year 2 from the Book of Common Worship for the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) (1993). Text: Ecclesiastes 5:8-20 Reflection and Question: One of the common points made by GLBT Christians about Scripture is that the disparity between rich and poor is […]

This meditation is based on a passage for June 4, 2010 in the Daily Lectionary Year 2 from the Book of Common Worship for the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) (1993). Text: Matthew 14:22-36 Reflection and Question: What is most important to me in this passage is the way Jesus continues to reassure us in the midst […]