Have Hope

In the wake of events occurring in the city of Minneapolis, MN we look for spiritual guidance on how to offer support and solidarity for our neighbors experiencing unfathomable fear and injustice.

Reading from Matthew this morning, the Holy Spirit offered this.

Matthew 12:18-21 (CSB) 18 Here is my servant whom I have chosen, my beloved in whom I delight; I will put my Spirit on him, and he will proclaim justice to the nations. 19 He will not argue or shout, and no one will hear his voice in the streets. 20 He will not break a bruised reed, and he will not put out a smoldering wick, until he has led justice to victory. 21 The nations will put their hope in his name.

I know that verse is directly meant for Jesus. But is it possible for us to recognize other people in that verse? When I read it I also think about Martin Luther King, Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Gandhi, and Mother Teresa. They were flawed of course, and not perfect as Jesus; but certainly they had the Spirit of the Lord upon them? And certainly their messages gave hope. I too have hope.