Luke 4:18-19
““The Spirit of the Lord is on me, because he has anointed me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to proclaim release to the captives, recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty those who are oppressed, to proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord.””
This passage is from the Gospel of Luke, where Jesus begins his public ministry in his hometown synagogue in Nazareth. He reads from the prophet Isaiah, declaring his mission statement directly from scripture, connecting his work to ancient promises of justice and restoration for those suffering.
What forms of captivity, blindness, or oppression in your community weigh most heavily on your heart?