In today’s lesson, we hear the story in Luke’s Gospel of Jesus’ return to Nazareth and his hometown synagogue. As an honored guest, Jesus is invited to read from the prophet Isaiah and offer the sermon. Jesus’ return to Nazareth is anything but ordinary and leaves us to wonder what is the “job description” of the Messiah we expect? Do our expectations align with Isaiah’s prophetic vision that Jesus reads and intends to fulfill?
