Scripture: Luke 4:17-19
The synagogue assistant gave Jesus the scroll from the prophet Isaiah. He unrolled the scroll and found the place where it was written: The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because the Lord has anointed me. He has sent me to preach good news to the poor, to proclaim release to the prisoners and recovery of sight to the blind, to liberate the oppressed, and to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor.
Thought for the Day: The author and blogger, Gretchen Rubin , has written:
Negative emotions like… guilt
have an important role
to play in a happy life;
they’re big, flashing signs
that something needs to change.
We tend to associate certain emotions as bad, as things we should reject, but that is not necessarily true. Often such emotions, like that of guilt – which we will be discussing in worship this morning – are nothing more than a human response to an experience or realization. They invite us to wake up and change, yet too often in the case of guilt, we think it is inviting us to wake up to embrace the guilt. When needed, God uses guilt to say, “Something is not right…time to change.” But if guilt is lingering and becoming an identifying characteristic in your life, then the guilt is what needs to change. Jesus’ mission was to liberate the oppressed, and this was for both the physically oppressed and the emotionally/spiritually oppressed.
Prayer: May your Spirit be upon me, O Lord, so that in your gifts of love and mercy, I may find freedom to make the needed changes and to more faithfully follow you. Amen.
THE CHILI COOK-OFF
IS UPON US
Let us join together for
some fun and good food
and to raise some money
for mission.
In the gym from noon – 1:30pm
Bring your money,
for that is how you vote.
