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Today’s Gospel reading refers to a passage from Isaiah 42. It’s interesting that in Isaiah, the word is “nations” not “Gentiles” and I take this whole periscope from Matthew as a sign that God is bigger than any one tribe or family or country or species or sect or any other human construct. Jesus came for all of creation. Alleluia. Amen.
Today’s Gospel reading refers to a passage from Isaiah 42. It’s interesting that in Isaiah, the word is “nations” not “Gentiles” and I take this whole periscope from Matthew as a sign that God is bigger than any one tribe or family or country or species or sect or any other human construct. Jesus came for all of creation. Alleluia. Amen.
Namaste.
Ezra 1:1-11 (NRSV)
1 Corinthians 16:1-9 (NRSV)
Matthew 12:15-21 (NRSV)
15 When Jesus became aware of this, he departed. Many crowds followed him, and he cured all of them, 16 and he ordered them not to make him known. 17 This was to fulfill what had been spoken through the prophet Isaiah:
18 "Here is my servant, whom I have chosen,
my beloved, with whom my soul is well pleased.
I will put my Spirit upon him,
and he will proclaim justice to the Gentiles.
19 He will not wrangle or cry aloud,
nor will anyone hear his voice in the streets.
20 He will not break a bruised reed
or quench a smoldering wick
until he brings justice to victory.
21 And in his name the Gentiles will hope."
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