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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Reflection:
Do you always see to it that the words that
you say are always motivating and remarkable? For example in your house, do you
always see to it that you avoid negative words or words that create a stigma on
those who hear and receive it?
Our words are very powerful it can build or destroy a person or a child. If our words are always words that condemn or
words that brings down the dignity of a person or a child. We can be sure that
this person or child will have an inferiority complex. He will lose confidence
in himself which is very important for a person growth and development.
When Jesus preached in their synagogue He
spoke words that build, words that gently informs and words that heals and
motivates. Why? Because this is the innate character of Jesus, He would always
see to it that when He speaks His words would be forever treasured in the
hearts of those who receive it. And up until today when His words are read in
the bible those who read it are moved and changed toward a better life.
In our gospel, after Jesus preached in the
synagogue those who’ve heard Him had nothing but respect and admiration toward
Him (Luke 4:22). This is for the fact that Jesus words are always healing and
motivating. Never words that curses, never words than injures the feelings and
never words that downgrades the human dignity.
How about us? What are the usual words that
come out from us? - Marino J. Dasmarinas
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