Sarah knew of God's promise to her
and to Abraham that they would be parents to a new nation, but she grew to be
an old woman, ninety-nine years old, and she still didn't have any
children! One day, Abraham invited three travelers to dinner; hospitality
was very important in the land where Abraham and Sarah pitched their tent
because there weren't any restaurants to feed travelers. Sarah began
immediately to bake fresh bread for these visitors, who were actually angels of
the Lord. As she was working, she overheard one of the strangers say to
Abraham, "I shall visit you again next year, and your wife will then have
a son." Sarah laughed out loud when she heard that, because she was
too old to have children, but the stranger insisted it was true. And
sure enough, within the year Sarah gave birth to a son. She and Abraham
named him Isaac, which in Hebrew means "laughter."
Genesis 18:1-15 and 21:1-7
Potential ornaments to make for the Jesse Tree: a loaf of
bread, an angel
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