Daily Devotion for 20 January 2024 (2nd Saturday after Epiphany)
Readings
- Psalm 117
- Psalm 97
- Ezekiel 47:1–23
- Romans 9:19–33
- Large Catechism, III, 112–124
Commemoration
Today we commemorate Sarah. Wife (and half-sister) of the patriarch Abraham, Sarah followed Abraham from Ur of the Chaldeans on his journey to Canaan. Childless until old age, Sarah was eventually blessed with a son — Isaac — who would become the second of the three major patriarchs of OT Israel, and carry on the line of the promised Messiah. Sarah is remembered for her faithfulness and her hospitality. She was buried in the Cave of Machpelah, the same cave where Abraham would also later be buried.