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In Biblical Meditations

The Lord in Nazareth

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NOTE: We have added the previous verses to today’s Gospel to better understand the context.

Lk 4:16-30

He came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up, and went into the synagogue on the Sabbath day as he usually did. He stood up to read, and they handed him the scroll of the prophet Isaiah. Unrolling the scroll he found the place where it is written: The spirit of the Lord is on me, for he has anointed me to bring the good news to the afflicted. He has sent me to proclaim liberty to captives, sight to the blind, to let the oppressed go free, to proclaim a year of favour from the Lord. Read More

In 3 Minutes for God the Father

THE INSTRUCTIONS OF THE LORD

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“Blessed is the man whom thou dost chasten, O Lord,

and whom thou dost teach out of thy law” (Ps 94:12).

If we have entered into a friendship with our Father, we will not lack for instructions from Him, for our divine friend is at the same time our guide on the path of salvation. We could not expect the same from a human friend, and perhaps it would not even be appropriate. From our Heavenly Father, however, we receive this grace with certainty. Read More