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Wednesday, Ordinary 29, Proper 24, Oct 22
Meditation Wednesday, Ordinary 29, Proper 24 spoke to the power of God. The Psalmist wrote that he searched for God and remembered that God always helped and protected him, even when he was in the desert away from resources. The Old Testament lesson in Numbers retold the story of sending spies into the land of Canaan as…
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Tuesday, Ordinary 29, Proper 24, Oct 21
Meditation Tuesday, Ordinary 29, Proper 24 brought together some unique aspects of the story of Moses and the future tale of the destruction of Babylon. The Old Testament lesson in the Book of Numbers related the story of Aaron and Miriam criticizing their brother, Moses because of his choice in wives—he’d married an…
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Monday, Ordinary 29, Proper 24, Oct 20
Meditation Monday, Ordinary 29, Proper 24 glimpsed the miracle of the glory of God as it touches the natural world. David, while in the desert, wrote of seeking God when he felt parched—both literally and metaphorically. He trusted in God and praised his name, remaining faithful, even while David struggled. The…
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Sunday, Ordinary 29, Proper 24, Oct 19
Meditation Sunday, Ordinary 29, Proper 24 showed the different encounters with God. The Psalmist spoke of the prophets Moses, Samuel and Aaron, who were able to talk with the almighty God and have their requests answered. The Old Testament lesson in Exodus revealed the uniqueness of Moses’ dialogues with God. After the…
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Saturday, Ordinary 29, Proper 24, Oct 18
Meditation Saturday, Ordinary 29, Proper 24 showed the extremes of life among the faithful. The Old Testament lesson in Exodus celebrated the completion of the Tabernacle artifacts—the candlesticks, the altars, the Ark of the Covenant with the Mercy Seat, the screens, the poles to carry the ark, the bronze altars, the…
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Friday, Ordinary 29, Proper 24, Oct 17
Meditation Friday, Ordinary 29, Proper 24 focused on the choices of God—the Psalmist praised God for the love of righteousness, justice, fairness, holiness, goodness, greatness, and his selections of key leaders such as Jacob, Moses, Samuel, and Aaron. In Exodus, the Old Testament lesson shared an unusual story of God…
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Thursday, Ordinary 29, Proper 24, Oct 16
Meditation Thursday, Ordinary 29, Proper 24 lesson addressed numerous leaders working in concert for God’s designs. The Psalmist praised God for his supremacy, majesty, and awesome nature—sitting above the cherubim and ruling over the universe. Yet he also mentioned the key leaders—Moses, Aaron and Samuel, who were well…
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Wednesday, Ordinary 28, Proper 23, Oct 15
Meditation Wednesday, Ordinary 28, Proper 23 lesson summarized the past in both the Psalm and the Old Testament lesson in 2 Kings and brought the simple truth front and center: obey God’s law and give him the credit for the miracles. The Old Testament lesson in 2 Kings recalled the strong charge against Israel for having…
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Tuesday, Ordinary 28, Proper 23, Oct 14
Meditation Tuesday, Ordinary 28, Proper 23 cut to the chase about the promises of God. The Old Testament lesson in Exodus was twofold—the part that God told Moses and that Moses relayed to the people. God restated his covenant with Abraham, promising the land flowing with milk and honey. More importantly, he said he would…
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Monday, Ordinary 28, Proper 23, Oct 13
Meditation Monday, Ordinary 28, Proper 23 sadly recorded the discovery of the duplicity of Aaron and the Children of Israel, who had built a golden calf to worship. Moses, carrying the two tablets that God, himself, had inscribed with the Law, came down from the mountain and beheld the dancing and celebration around the…
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Sunday, Ordinary 28, Proper 23, Oct 12
Meditation Sunday, Ordinary 28, Proper 23 revealed the stunning story of the Golden Calf. Moses had been on the mountain for forty days and nights, after the amazing feast of the seventy elders, Moses, Aaron, Nadab and Abihu that consecrated the covenant and the promises of God. It took Moses being out of touch for a month…
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Thursday, Ordinary 28, Proper 23, Oct 9
Meditation Thursday, Ordinary 28, Proper 23 promoted influence of the goodness of God in the lives of people. The Psalmist praised God for all the incredible things that God had done for Israel in bringing them out of Egypt, and despite the failure of Israel to obey and their building of a golden calf while they were…
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Friday, Ordinary 27, Proper 22, Oct 3
Meditation Friday, Ordinary 27, Proper 22 established the three festivals to celebrate each year—the Feast of Unleavened Bread, the Feast of Weeks/Harvest, and the Feast of Shelters/Ingathering. Each were to give God glory for the way that he blessed them. It was worship. The focus was on God and worshipping him, like the…
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What have you done today to help your health and fitness?
Years ago, I remember hearing Maria Shriver speak of dinner at their house, with their family being asked, "What have you done for your country today?" Well, I am asking what have you done for your health and fitness today? What worked for you? What were the challenges? Did you overcome them? No problem if it is a work in…
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Monday, Ordinary 26, Proper 21, Sep 29
Meditation Monday, Ordinary 26, Proper 21 presented the original bad news good news moments. The Psalmist began with “as the deer panteth for the water, so my soul thirsts for the living God…” and then proceeded to share the misery of being exiled and suffering under the hand of those not following God. (bad news) At the…
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Friday, Ordinary 26/Proper 21-- Sept 26
Meditation Friday, Ordinary 26, Proper 21 along with the Psalmist’s recognition of the Exodus and the miracles of God, who saved his people from Egypt, the Old Testament lesson in Numbers spoke of the Children of Israel arriving at the Wilderness of Zin (different sources say different locations some on the Sinai…
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Thursday, Ordinary 25/Proper 20 - Sept 25
Meditation Thursday, Ordinary 25, Proper 20 shared the story of the Exodus in the Psalm. The prophet Isaiah spoke of the plans God had for the Children of Israel, reminding that obedience and faithfulness would result in good things. Besides, God cared for them and did not let them get thirsty in the desert—causing a…
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Wednesday, Ordinary 25/Proper 20 - Sept 24
Meditation Wednesday, Ordinary 25, Proper 20 called attention to what was really important. The Psalmist said he loved God’s law—so much that the Words were sweeter than the taste of honey. The Old Testament lesson packed a punch with God’s words to Moses after he had conveyed the complaints of the Children of Israel about…
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Tuesday, Ordinary 25/Proper 20 - Sept 23
Meditation Tuesday, Ordinary 25, Proper 20 brought the complaints to the foreground. The Old Testament lesson in Numbers revealed how the Children of Israel, and especially the foreigners that left Egypt with them, complained of eating the same food. God became angry with their attitude and the edge of the camps caught…
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Monday, Ordinary 25/Proper 20-- Sept 22
Meditation Monday, Ordinary 25, Proper 20 highlighted all the sweetness of the Good News when God fulfilled the promises. The Psalmist listed the many ways that the word of God was like the sweetness of honey. The Old Testament lesson about manna described it as coriander seeds pressed into wafers with the taste of honey.…
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Sunday, Ordinary 25/Proper 20-- Sep 21
Sorry this is late. I had both online issues and I was under the weather. Enjoy. Meditation Sunday, Ordinary 25, Proper 20 culminated in a win-win situation for the Old Testament and the New Testament lessons. The Old Testament lesson recalled the Children of Israel arriving at the desert on the other side of the Red Sea…
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Saturday, Ordinary 25/Proper 20-- Sept 20
Meditation Saturday, Ordinary 25, Proper 20 continued the theme of following the will of God from yesterday’s lesson. The Psalmist shared the importance of following the law and how obedience played out in the great rewards and deeds of God’s intervention throughout the history of the Jews. The Old Testament lesson in…
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Friday, Ordinary 25/Proper 20-- Sept 19
Meditation Friday, Ordinary 25, Proper 20 carried the theme of obedience in the Old Testament and New Testament lessons. The Psalmist wrote: [God] did this so that his people would obey his laws and follow his teachings. The next phase of the Exodus journey brought complaints from the Hebrews. Three million people had been…
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Thursday, Ordinary 25/Proper 20-- Sept 18
Meditation Thursday, Ordinary 25, Proper 20 revealed God’s power again. The nearly 3 million people had trekked down the Sinai Peninsula, and crossed over the Straits of Tiran to what is now Saudi Arabia along the Gulf of Aqaba. Moses led them into the Wilderness of Shur away from the Red Sea, where the Egyptian army had…
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Monday, Ordinary 24/Proper 19-- Sept 15
Meditation Monday, Ordinary 24, Proper 19 spotlighted faith in history. The New Testament lesson reiterated the Old Testament overview of Moses’ life and how faith impacted his life and the history of the Israelites. Moses’ mother had faith and hid him in the bulrushes. Moses had faith and fled to Midian only to return…
