Subject: Daily Gospel Reading - Thursday, January 10, 2013

Weekday Gospel Reflection

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Weekday Gospel Reflection
Thursday after Epiphany

14 Jesus returned in the power of the Spirit into Galilee, and news about him spread through all the surrounding area. 15 He taught in their synagogues, being glorified by all.

16 He came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up. He entered, as was his custom, into the synagogue on the Sabbath day, and stood up to read. 17 The book of the prophet Isaiah was handed to him. He opened the book, and found the place where it was written,

18 “The Spirit of the Lord is on me,

because he has anointed me
to preach good news to the poor.
He has sent me to heal the broken hearted,
to proclaim release to the captives,
recovering of sight to the blind,
to deliver those who are crushed,
19 and to proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord.”

20 He closed the book, gave it back to the attendant, and sat down. The eyes of all in the synagogue were fastened on him. 21 He began to tell them, “Today, this Scripture has been fulfilled in your hearing.”

22 All testified about him, and wondered at the gracious words which proceeded out of his mouth.

Luke 4:14-22 - World English Bible

Luke's gospel is the Good News about the Spirit, the motivating factor in his account about Jesus. The Spirit thrust the Master into the desert to be tempted by the devil (Luke 4:1-13). Now, in the power of the Spirit, Jesus returned to his hometown to proclaim the Spirit found a resting place in him (Isaiah 61:1-2); that indwelling of God's power defined him as the Christ ("the Spirit of the Lord is on me"); his mission was a demonstration of that power when he served the poor, the the broken, the exiled, the infirmed. In his identity and ministry, Scripture had been fulfilled, because the Spirit was present and active.

Where do you see the Spirit work in you life?

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