“Jesus Christ Fulfills”

BY: MARIANO, MAGGIE // JG

“Jesus Christ Fulfills”

In this gospel, we are told of how Jesus Christ fulfilled and continues to fulfill what is written in the scriptures. God whispered the words in the Bible and someone would write it down—the scriptures were a literary form of the messages God had imparted on us. These were the stories that documented the lives of the people God had chosen, and the events that had created something worth telling, The scriptures were stories that foretold the coming of the savior: Jesus Christ.

Saint Luke mentions how these scriptures have been compiled the narrative of the events that lead to the one who came to fulfill them all. When Jesus opens up the scroll and reads out the passage, he announces to them how while in their hearing, the scriptures had just been fulfilled. This reminds me of when I was given the opportunity to sacrifice my time and efforts to those who needed it the most: the ones who were lost, the ones who had the least and the ones who have been thought of the last. Because I was born with the simple privileges others were not fortunate enough to attain, we usually do not realize how much we are fortunate to have. With all the outreaches and retreats I have given the opportunity to be part of, like Jesus Christ, I fulfill the passage.

I believe that the Spirit of the Lord is upon each and everyone of us and that we are all anointed to bring glad tidings to the poor. We cannot make miracles: we cannot bring sight to the blind, but through our own ways we let the oppressed go free and we proclaim liberty to those who have been held captive. If we continue to treat others with kindness, regardless of their social status, race, gender or religion—we will proclaim not just a year that is acceptable to the Lord, we will proclaim an eternity that is more than what is expected. If we continue to go in the footsteps of Jesus Christ, we will fulfill the passage.