From the almanac
Daily Word
Today’s verse and the watchwords for the week, the month and the year — drawn from the ELCSA almanac.
Verse of the Day
August 24, 2026
Thou hast heard, see all this; and will not ye declare it? I have shewed thee new things from this time, even hidden things, and thou didst not know them.
Isaiah 48:6 (KJV)
Watchword for this Week
13th after Pentecost
And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.
Romans 12:2 (KJV)
Watchword for August
9th after Pentecost
The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly.
John 10:10 (KJV)
Watchword for 2026
Yearly Watchword 2026
And he that sat upon the throne said, Behold, I make all things new. And he said unto me, Write: for these words are true and faithful.
Revelation 21:5 (KJV)