Originally published at: Daily Devotion for 29 July 2023 (9th Saturday after Pentecost) | Confident.Faith
Readings
- Psalm 119:41–48
- Psalm 13
- 1 Samuel 14:47—15:9
- Acts 24:1–23
- Apology of the Augsburg Confession, IV, 107–114
Commemoration
Today we commemorate Mary, Martha, and Lazarus of Bethany, whose faith is recorded in the Gospels. When Lazarus died, Jesus raised him from the dead and spoke to Martha, Lazarus’s sister: “I am the resurrection and the life; whoever believes in Me, though he die, yet shall he live, and everyone who lives and believes in me shall never die.” Later, shortly before Jesus was crucified, Mary anointed His feet with oil and wiped them with her hair — unknowingly readying Christ for burial.