Thursday 6 January

1 John 4:19-5:4; Psalm 72; Luke 4:14-22

Fulfilled in your hearing

From the perspective of the social groups in Luke’s community, Jesus, in being able to read, would appear to be aligned with the elite. The reading from the prophet Isaiah he proclaims in his home town synagogue, however, aligns him with the marginalised and disempowered. The direction of his ministry is laid out. He declares: “Today this scripture has been fulfilled in your hearing.” How, as part of the Christian community, do I bring good news to the poor, release captives, let the oppressed go free?