Evangelical Lutheran Church in Southern Africa

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

October 22, 2026

Know ye that the LORD he is God: it is he that hath made us, and not we ourselves; we are his people, and the sheep of his pasture.

Psalm 100:3 (KJV)

Watchword for this Week

21st after Pentecost

Sing unto the LORD, bless his name; shew forth his salvation from day to day.

Psalm 96:2 (KJV)

Watchword for October

Michael and All Angels

Stand fast therefore in the liberty wherewith Christ hath made us free, and be not entangled again with the yoke of bondage.

Gal 5:1 (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)