Lent

Monday in Lent

Monday, February 22, 2027

FIRST READING

Genesis 21:1-7

Verse 1. Now the LORD attended to Sarah as He had said, and the LORD did for Sarah what He had promised. Verse 2. So Sarah conceived and bore a son to Abraham in his old age, at the very time God had promised. Verse 3. And Abraham gave the name Isaac to the son Sarah bore to him. Verse 4. When his son Isaac was eight days old, Abraham circumcised him, as God had commanded him. Verse 5. Abraham was a hundred years old when his son Isaac was born to him. Verse 6. Then Sarah said, “God has made me laugh, and everyone who hears of this will laugh with me.” Verse 7. She added, “Who would have told Abraham that Sarah would nurse children? Yet I have borne him a son in his old age.”

PSALM

Psalm 105:1-11, 37-45

Verse 1. Give thanks to the LORD, call upon His name; make known His deeds among the nations.
Verse 2. Sing to Him, sing praises to Him; tell of all His wonders.
Verse 3. Glory in His holy name; let the hearts of those who seek the LORD rejoice.
Verse 4. Seek out the LORD and His strength; seek His face always.
Verse 5. Remember the wonders He has done, His marvels, and the judgments He has pronounced,
Verse 6. O offspring of His servant Abraham, O sons of Jacob, His chosen ones.
Verse 7. He is the LORD our God; His judgments carry throughout the earth.
Verse 8. He remembers His covenant forever, the word He ordained for a thousand generations—
Verse 9. the covenant He made with Abraham, and the oath He swore to Isaac.
Verse 10. He confirmed it to Jacob as a decree, to Israel as an everlasting covenant:
Verse 11. “I will give you the land of Canaan as the portion of your inheritance.”
Verse 37. He brought Israel out with silver and gold, and none among His tribes stumbled.
Verse 38. Egypt was glad when they departed, for the dread of Israel had fallen on them.
Verse 39. He spread a cloud as a covering and a fire to light up the night.
Verse 40. They asked, and He brought quail and satisfied them with the bread of heaven.
Verse 41. He opened a rock, and water gushed out; it flowed like a river in the desert.
Verse 42. For He remembered His holy promise to Abraham His servant.
Verse 43. He brought forth His people with rejoicing, His chosen with shouts of joy.
Verse 44. He gave them the lands of the nations, that they might inherit the fruit of others’ labor,
Verse 45. that they might keep His statutes and obey His laws. Hallelujah!

SECOND READING

Hebrews 1:8-12

Verse 8. But about the Son He says: “Your throne, O God, endures forever and ever, and justice is the scepter of Your kingdom. Verse 9. You have loved righteousness and hated wickedness; therefore God, Your God, has anointed You above Your companions with the oil of joy.” Verse 10. And: “In the beginning, O Lord, You laid the foundations of the earth, and the heavens are the work of Your hands. Verse 11. They will perish, but You remain; they will all wear out like a garment. Verse 12. You will roll them up like a robe; like a garment they will be changed; but You remain the same, and Your years will never end.”