Friends, Jesus tells us his messiahship is one of service, not self-interest. As sinners, we have a tendency to understand our religious lives in a self-interested way, but the grace God gives us is meant to be given away.
Mass Readings
Reading 1 – Jer 1:4-5, 17-19
Psalm – Ps 71:1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 15-17
Reading 2 – 1 Cor 12:31—13:13
Gospel – Lk 4:21-30