Gospel

‘Today this Scripture has been fulfilled in your hearing.’
A reading from the holy Gospel according to Luke
Luke 4:14-22a

At that time: Jesus returned in the power of the Spirit to Galilee, and a report about him went out through all the surrounding country. And he taught in their synagogues, being glorified by all.
  And he came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up. And as was his custom, he went to the synagogue on the Sabbath day, and 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 proclaim good news to the poor.
He has sent me to proclaim liberty to the captives
and recovering of sight to the blind,
to set at liberty those who are oppressed,
to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favour.’
And he rolled up the scroll, and gave it back to the attendant, and sat down. And the eyes of all in the synagogue were fixed on him. And he began to say to them, ‘Today this Scripture has been fulfilled in your hearing.’ And all spoke well of him and marvelled at the gracious words that were coming from his mouth.

Centre of Attention

Lord, I am small, though I sometimes struggle to admit it and try to act big. It’s such a shame because You focus on the small, and I end up stepping out of Your spotlight. But now I acknowledge it, Lord: I am poor, not yet fully free, blinded by my sin, and oppressed by my bad habits. Will You come to me, please?

Applied to Married Life:

Magdalena: The more you try to act big, the more mistakes you make, and the less I like it. Just be yourself. I love you as you are. Don’t try to appear more than you are, because that’s when you become less than you truly are.
Andrew: You’re right. My strength is in my weakness because that’s when the Lord focuses on me.
Magdalena: That’s my husband! How much I love you!

Mother,

This is a time of grace, even though we often focus on misfortunes. We keep our hope in the Lord because what was read truly comes to pass—even today! Praise be to the Lord.