Narrative Lectionary Key Verse for Today
NL Daily Devotion for Friday, December 17, 2021
by R. M. Fergus, Clergy Stuff
As we continue our journey through Advent, we continue to hear the prophets proclaiming words of hope. God’s people never seemed to catch a break, and yet they remained faithful to God (in an on-again, off-again kind of way) through generations. Now, again, they are a conquered people, many of them living in exile. They need a proclamation of God’s favor. And how blessed is the messenger that brings this good news! When Jesus began his ministry, he read this passage (more or less) to a rapt synagogue and told them that he was the fulfilment of it. Surely he did come to bring good news to the hurting, the down-trodden, the victims of injustice. And we await his coming again at Christmas and at the end of time, proclaim it again.
What good news do I need to hear today?