The Spirit
The Spirit – the Spirit of God – the Holy Spirit? Ah – The Spirit of the Lord!
The Spirit of the Lord is upon me
On Isaiah? – on the one he prophesied about? – on the long awaited Messiah? – on Jesus? The Spirit of the Lord is on Jesus!
Because he has anointed him…
He has called him, commissioned him, conferred divine honour and power
To bring
To offer – good news
News of love, news of joy, new of peace, very good news indeed!
To bring good news to the poor (questioning)
The poor in wealth? In spirit? Those that know their dependence on God?
The Spirit of the Lord is upon Jesus,
because he has anointed him
to bring good news to the poor.
He has sent him to proclaim
To declare, to shout out, to tell the world, to tell the world of…
release to the captives
freedom to those who have been held against their will
and recovery of sight to the blind.
Those who couldn’t see, able to see again.
Those who wouldn’t see, able to see again.
To let the oppressed go free.
Those who have been held under, held down, held fast, given their freedom.
To proclaim
To declare
the year
the time
of the Lord’s favour.
To declare the time in which God has chosen us; in which the kingdom of God has broken in on our lives.
The Spirit of the Lord is upon Jesus
Because he has called and commissioned him to offer…
… news of love, joy, peace… to those who know their dependence on God.
He has sent Jesus to tell out to the world that those held against their will will be set free,
That those who couldn’t see, will see again,
That those who have been held under, held down, will be released to be themselves.
To declare that this is the special time in which God has chosen us. The Kingdom of God has broken in; the Kingdom of God is here, the Kingdom of God is now!