Isaiah 61:1-2

God's good news of salvation

1 The Spirit of the Almighty Lord is on me,

because he has chosen me to serve him.

He has sent me to tell good news to poor people.

He has sent me to comfort people who are very upset.

He has sent me to tell prisoners that they are now free.

They can go out of their prisons!

2 He has sent me to say,

‘This is the year when the Lord will be kind to his people.’

It is the time when our God will punish our enemies.

He has sent me to comfort people who are weeping

because they are sad.