The Forward Day by Day Meditation for October 18, 2014 SATURDAY, October 18 Saint Luke the Evangelist Luke 4:18-19 “The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he has anointed me to bring good news to the poor…to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor.” “Lord, prepare me to be a sanctuary, pure and holy, tried and true”—I love these lyrics from the contemporary hymn “Sanctuary.” But then I think about the words’ real meaning. Being a sanctuary is risky. After all, when Jesus said, “The scripture has been fulfilled in your sight,” his hearers are so amazed and angry they try to hurl him off a cliff. I may want to imagine myself as a beautiful, peaceful sanctuary, filled with the Spirit of the Lord, but being the one who brings good news to the poor takes a good deal of courage and hard work. It means dishing out soup from the back of a volunteer wagon and hammering boards on a Habitat for Humanity house. And what about releasing captives and bringing sight to the blind? Much harder than turning a key or paying for an eye doctor is being with those held captive by grief or helping guide someone along a new path of life. The year of the Lord’s favor is now and here; we need only listen and act. PRAY for the Dioceses of Ilesa and Ilesa South West (Ibadan, Nigeria) Today the Church remembers Saint Luke the Evangelist. Ps 147 or 147:1-7; Ecclesiasticus 38:1-4, 6-10, 12-14; 2 Timothy 4:5-13; Luke 4:14-21
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