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<span style="background-color:rgb(208,224,227)"><b>today’s Gospel recounts Jesus’ inaugural address in his hometown
synagogue. Jesus reads words from the prophet Isaiah that he felt best
summed up who he was and what his mission was.</b></span>
Therefore it behooves us to listen carefully.</span><br><br><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:18px;font-weight:400;line-height:inherit;text-decoration:inherit;font-family:georgia,"times new roman";font-style:normal">Jesus first says, <span style="background-color:rgb(208,224,227)"><b>"The spirit of the Lord is upon me." The </b></span></span><span style="background-color:rgb(208,224,227)"><b><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:18px;line-height:inherit;text-decoration:inherit;font-family:georgia,"times new roman";font-style:italic">Ruach Yahweh</span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:18px;line-height:inherit;text-decoration:inherit;font-family:georgia,"times new roman";font-style:normal">,
the breath of God, the spirit that hovered over the surface of the
waters at the beginning of time, the life energy of God—this is what has
seized and animated Jesus. </span></b></span><br><br><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:18px;font-weight:400;line-height:inherit;text-decoration:inherit;font-family:georgia,"times new roman";font-style:normal">Animated by the </span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:18px;font-weight:400;line-height:inherit;text-decoration:inherit;font-family:georgia,"times new roman";font-style:italic">Ruach Yahweh</span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:18px;font-weight:400;line-height:inherit;text-decoration:inherit;font-family:georgia,"times new roman";font-style:normal">,
what does Jesus do?<span style="background-color:rgb(208,224,227)"><b> He brings "glad tidings to the poor," "liberty to
captives," and "recovery of sight to the blind."</b></span> In other words, <span style="background-color:rgb(208,224,227)"><b><span style="background-color:rgb(255,242,204)">he
brings God’s love to those who <span style="background-color:rgb(234,209,220)">are marginalized by injustice</span>, freedom to
those who </span><span style="background-color:rgb(234,209,220)">are imprisoned in sin</span>, and <span style="background-color:rgb(255,242,204)">healing to those</span> whose very self
<span style="background-color:rgb(234,209,220)">has been broken.</span> </b></span></span><br><br><span style="background-color:rgb(255,242,204)"><b><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:18px;line-height:inherit;text-decoration:inherit;font-family:georgia,"times new roman";font-style:normal">After the Paschal Mystery and Resurrection, he
breathed on his disciples, communicating to them something of this spirit—and drawing them into this mission.</span></b></span></b><br></span></b></div>
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