As we remember Joseph today and consider the role he played in the Holy Family, we think about our own families. Our devotion comes from Courageous Fathers of the Bible.

For today’s devotion, we focus on the Psalm of the Day from Psalm 4. Our devotion comes from Reading the Psalms with Luther.

Today’s Gospel is about Jesus’ temptation in the wilderness after He was baptized. We read about it with a devotion from the Arch Book Jesus and the Stranger.

Today we remember martyrs Perpetua and Felicitas, who were killed in Rome in the third century. Our devotion is from Treasury of Daily Prayer.

In Year C of the three-year lectionary, the Gospel for Transfiguration is from the Book of Luke.

We focus today on the Old Testament Reading, which is the account from Genesis 45 of Joseph forgiving his brothers in Egypt.

Today we hear from Luther about the Epistle, specifically verse 20. The excerpt is from Luther’s Works, Volume 28 (Selected Pauline Epistles).

Today we consider Paul’s Letter to Philemon about Philemon’s conflict with his slave Onesimus, who had run away. Paul encourages Philemon to reconcile with Onesimus because God has forgiven our sin and reconciled us to Himself. Our devotion comes from Concordia Commentary: Philemon.

Ever wondered how Valentine’s Day came about? It actually started off as the remembrance of a Christian martyr named Valentine. Gradually, it developed into the secular holiday we know today. In the theme of love, our devotion today discusses the truest, deepest love possible: God’s love. We take our devotional excerpt from A Year in the Old Testament.

We take a closer look at today’s Old Testament Reading, Isaiah 6:1–13. Our devotion is from Concordia Pulpit Resources.