As followers of Jesus, our job is to bring the spirit of Christ’s message and to do the work of Jesus in the world today. In Luke 4:18, Jesus says that work is: “... [t]o proclaim good news to the poor, freedom for the prisoner, recovery of sight for the blind, and to set the oppressed free.”
It is up to us to be the good news of love and liberation.
So as we gather, may we learn to see the world through the eyes of God, who sees those who are suffering and oppressed as “blessed.” May we learn to listen for the call of “Your Kingdom come, on earth as in heaven ..." which cries out all around us for God’s restoration, mercy, and healing here and now.
God, may your kingdom come as we give thanks and praise.
