26 Jan 2025
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(Photo of card by Bro. Mickey McGrath.)
Since many have undertaken to set down an orderly account of the events that have been fulfilled among us, just as they were handed on to us by those who from the beginning were eyewitnesses and servants of the word, I too decided, after investigating everything carefully from the very first, to write an orderly account for you, most excellent Theophilus, so that you may know the truth concerning the things about which you have been instructed.
Then 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 Jesus 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 favour.’
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.’
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.
27 January 2025 @ 12:50 am
…very timely and supportive of our present situation.
27 January 2025 @ 1:38 am
Thank you Sr. Connie.
27 January 2025 @ 1:49 am
Connie – Thanks so much for making the connection between the WORD and the reality we are experiencing – not a metaphor!
27 January 2025 @ 2:05 am
Thank you Connie for this timely preaching.
27 January 2025 @ 2:14 am
Thank you, Connie, for your strong preaching on this Scripture. Yes, not a metaphor but a quite literal description of the work of Jesus and of us, TODAY.
27 January 2025 @ 2:49 am
Thank you Connie. Veritas always.
27 January 2025 @ 2:58 am
Thank you, Connie, for your very thoughtful preaching! Words we need to hear during these uncertain times.
27 January 2025 @ 6:53 am
The words of Jesus still ring true today. Take heed, lawmakers and fellow Christians!
Thanks, Connie.
27 January 2025 @ 8:36 am
Thank You Connie, right on target with our border crises.
27 January 2025 @ 8:41 am
Thank you Connie for your preaching. The actions you suggest help me in the overwhelming powerlessness I feel in the face of all that so many are facing in our country and in our world. You suggest we seize the moment to act justly, love tenderly, and walk humbly with God- all things, through the grace of God, we can do!