Today's readings: Gen 28; Mt 27; Est 4; Act 27
Gen 28:18-22 Early in the morning Jacob took the stone he had placed near his head and set it up as a sacred stone. Then he poured oil on top of it. He called that place Bethel, although the former name of the town was Luz. Then Jacob made a vow, saying, “If God is with me and protects me on this journey I am taking and gives me food to eat and clothing to wear, and I return safely to my fatherʼs home, then the Lord will become my God. Then this stone that I have set up as a sacred stone will be the house of God, and I will surely give you back a tenth of everything you give me.”
Esther 4:14 “Donʼt imagine that because you are part of the kingʼs household you will be the one Jew who will escape. If you keep quiet at this time, liberation and protection for the Jews will appear from another source, while you and your fatherʼs household perish. It may very well be that you have achieved royal status for such a time as this!”
