
Freedom with purpose
Main Course: “The Spirit of the Lord is on me because he has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim freedom for the prisoners and recovery of sight for the blind, to set the oppressed free, to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor” (Luke 4 18-19). As I reflect on the upcoming celebration of the 4th of July holiday, a historical day of freedom for most Americans, I thought about the world in general, but also spiritually, that we are all free