The power of forgiveness comes from God; and is rooted in His love. Forgiveness is an act of love of God and love for God. It liberates both if not all God’s children. For to love Him is to be merciful as He our loving Father is merciful. To choose unforgiveness is to choose to separate ourselves from our God. For to remain in Communion with God is to remain faithful to His body the Church. We sisters and brothers are Church.
Let the Word of God reign in our hearts as we love and serve Him and His Church. By the command of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, through the Holy Spirit ; let us proclaim the Good news to everyone who would listen, let us bring healing as we open hearts and minds to His Word. Let us build His Kingdom with love and in love. Amen
FIRST READING
John 4:19B5:4
GOSPEL
Luke 4:14–22
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.” And all spoke highly of him and were amazed at the gracious words that came from his mouth.
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