Hopeful - Ask Ahead: a question to consider before this session Has there been a time in your life when you had

(Source: Mind, 2021) He has sent me to proclaim release to the captives and recovery of sight to the blind, 67% of people aged 16-24 to set free those who are oppressed, believe that their to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favour.” generation will be worse And he rolled up the scroll, gave it back to the off than their parents’ attendant, and sat down. [...] the ability to name pain experienced by those in poverty, the prisoners, and the and voice grief is in itself a marginalised. [...] Throughout the Gospels, on the contrary, Jesus repeatedly stresses that the love, justice and joy of the kingdom are for everyone and that this kingdom is breaking into the world here and now, through him and his disciples. [...] The woman with the ointment is then perhaps a better witness to this vision because of the extravagance of her gesture, the recklessness of her love. [...] For those who have lost hope He has sent me to proclaim release to the captives Proclaim Jubilee and recovery of sight to the blind, to let the oppressed go free, For those held captive by cynicism to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favour.” Proclaim Jubilee As God’s people, For all who need to hear good news let us reaffirm our hope and our task.