Bring Good News!

He has sent me to bring the good news to the poor, to proclaim liberty to captives and to the blind new sight, to set the downtrodden free, to proclaim the Lord’s year of favour.

Lk.4:18,19

Jesus is reading in the synagogue at Nazra, where he had been brought up. He reads form the prophet Isaiah, then proclaims these words are now being fulfilled.

These words from Isaiah were Jesus' mission statement, which means they are my mission statement, which means they are the mission statement of our Alpha Course ministry. Bring good news, proclaim liberty, give sight, set free, announce God's favour. 

This mission is as desperately needed today as it was two thousand years ago. We still have the poor, the captives, the blind. Human brokenness hasn't changed.  Jesus' promises still work. Alleluia!

Jesus, Alpha is your ministry. Empower us to be proclaimers of  your Good News.

Saint Philip Neri, please pray for us.