Rev. Zach

Psalm 19      1 Corinthians 12:12-31a      Luke 4:14-21 Our Gospel Lesson ended with Jesus telling his listeners that the reading had been fulfilled in their hearing. I wonder what you think of when I say the word, “fulfilled?” Tell me, in a word or phrase, what pops into your mind when I say the word, “fulfilled?” [Congregation members shared their thoughts. Responses ranged from “complete” to “finished” to “satisfied” or “an obligation or contract that has been successfully completed.”] If a promise is fulfilled, is there generally more that needs to be done after that? You would think not, right? So, why in the world would Jesus have said that the promise of literal restoration from prison, hunger, and blindness be fulfilled in his presence? Maybe it was hyperbole. Maybe it was an acknowledgment of what Dr. King meant when he popularized the saying that “the moral arc of the universe is long, but it bends toward justice.” ...