Luke 1: 1–4; 4:14–21
Since many have undertaken to compile a narrative of the
events that have been fulfilled among us, just as those who were eyewitnesses
from the beginning and ministers of the word have handed them down to us, I too
have decided, after investigating everything accurately anew, to write it down
in an orderly sequence for you, most excellent Theophilus, so that you may
realize the certainty of the teachings you have received.
Jesus returned to Galilee in the power of the Spirit, and
news of him spread throughout the whole region. He taught in their synagogues
and was praised by all. He came to Nazareth, where he had grown up, and went
according to his custom into the synagogue on the sabbath day. He stood up to
read and was handed a scroll of the prophet Isaiah. He unrolled the scroll and
found the passage where it was written: “The Spirit of the Lord is upon me,
because he has anointed me to bring glad tidings to the poor. He has sent me to
proclaim liberty to captives and recovery of sight to the blind, to let the
oppressed go free, and to proclaim a year acceptable to the Lord.” Rolling up
the scroll, he handed it back to the attendant and sat down, and the eyes of
all in the synagogue looked intently at him. He said to them, “Today this
scripture passage is fulfilled in your hearing.”
Reflection
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Do I sense the Holy Spirit within me when I
proclaim the good news to others?
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Is it worth all the trouble that this is my life
to bring good news about Jesus to others?