7 Jan 2010
Who do you love?
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1Jn 4:19-21
We love because he first loved us. 20 Those who say, “I love God,†and hate their brothers or sisters, are liars; for those who do not love a brother or sister whom they have seen, cannot love God whom they have not seen. 21 The commandment we have from him is this: those who love God must love their brothers and sisters also.
Lk 4:14-22
Jesus, filled with the power of the Spirit, returned to Galilee, and a report about him spread through all the surrounding country. He began to teach in their synagogues and was praised by everyone.
  When he came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up, he went to the synagogue on the sabbath day, as was his custom. He stood up to read, and the scroll of the prophet Isaiah was given to him. He unrolled the scroll and found the place where it was written:
“The Spirit of the Lord is upon me,
because he has anointed me
to bring good news to the poor.
He has sent me to proclaim release to the captives
and recovery of sight to the blind,
to let the oppressed go free,
to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor.â€
 And he rolled up the scroll, gave it back to the attendant, and sat down. The eyes of all in the synagogue were fixed on him. Then he began to say to them, “Today this scripture has been fulfilled in your hearing.†All spoke well of him and were amazed at the gracious words that came from his mouth. They said, “Is not this Joseph’s son?â€
Scripture passage from the New Revised Standard Version Bible: Catholic Edition, copyright 1989, 1993, Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
madeleinebreen@sbcglobal.net
07 January 2010 @ 9:52 am
Scott, thank you for your Preaching! Your Proclamation of the Word brings it to life and gives it flesh.
Your location is listed here as Cleveland. Are you really living “just up there”??
My thoughts and prayers go with you–
Madeleine