1 The Spirit of the Sovereign LORD is on me, because the LORD has anointed me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to proclaim freedom for the captives and the opening of the prison to those who are bound; and release from darkness for the prisoners, 2 to proclaim the acceptable year of the LORD and the day of vengeance of our God, to comfort all who mourn, 3 and console those who mourn in Zion--to bestow on them a crown of beauty instead of ashes, the oil of joy instead of mourning, and a garment of praise instead of a spirit of despair. They will be called oaks of righteousness, a planting of the LORD for the display of his splendor.
~Isaiah 61:1-3
