The
Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because the Lord has anointed me
to preach good news to the poor. He has sent me to bind up
the brokenhearted, to proclaim freedom for the captives and release
from darkness for the prisoners …to comfort all who mourn
…to bestow on them a crown of beauty instead of ashes, the
oil of gladness instead of mourning, and a garment of praise instead
of a spirit of despair. They will be called oaks of righteousness,
a planting of the Lord.
-Isaiah 61:1-3 |