Fourth Sunday after Epiphany; 30 January 2022; Epiphany 4C (RCL); Jeremiah 1:4-10; Psalm 71:1-6; 1 Corinthians 13:1-13; Luke 4:21-30.
Last week, we heard Jesus read from the prophet Isaiah, announcing the year of the Lord’s favor (the Jubilee), and then proclaim, “Today, this scripture has been fulfilled in your hearing.” The crowd was amazed, and wondered at the gracious words coming from Jesus’ mouth. These are the first public words of Jesus in Luke’s Gospel, so we need to pay close attention to them. The crowd seems to think Jesus is announcing God’s favor on them, but they have another think coming.
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