God's Chosen Ones with Whom He is Well Pleased

 In today's first reading, Isaiah 42: 1-4, 6-7, the Lord speaks to us through the prophet, saying: "Here is my servant whom I uphold, my chosen one with whom I am pleased, upon whom I have put my spirit; he shall bring forth justice to the nations, not crying out,  not shouting, not making his voice heard in the street. A bruised reed he shall not break, and a smoldering wick he shall not quench, until he establishes justice on the earth; the coastlands will wait for his teaching." 

God, through the prophet Isaiah, is speaking about Jesus. Jesus is the servant whom God upholds, God's chosen one with whom He is well  pleased and upon whom He has poured forth His Spirit. It is Jesus, our Savior, who brings forth justice upon all nations,  "not crying out, not shouting, not making his voice heard in the street," but in the depths of each heart that is open to God's Presence and that is listening for the Spirit's voice! When we are bruised, Jesus comes as healer. And when the light of our faith is smoldering, Jesus comes to relight it.

At our baptisms, as with Jesus, the heavens were opened and the Spirit  descended upon us, as well.  And, yes, God said to you and me: "You are my beloved son/daughter in whom I am well pleased."  From that moment, we became ambassadors of Christ and were sent out into the world to bring forth justice, "not crying out, not shouting, not making our voices heard in the street," but quietly relighting the faith of those whose faith was weakened in an environment of darkness and by healing bruised hearts by our love, our forgiveness, our honesty, our loyalty to just practices, our lives of integrity, our respect of them as brothers and sisters in Christ, as children of God like us!