Jesus rises to the occasion, under the compulsion to do good, to right the wrongs, to share new insights, and to compassionately deal with his neighbors. Not so much about confronting the oppressive Roman Empire, challenging the complacence of the religious system, but the positive actions that could change/transform the situation. He comes and claims the space, telling the untold story, where most would shrink and adopt the “good as it is” approach. He specified how he was going to be involved in transforming the situation for the better. What are our specific ways of spreading the good news, not just following a religion? A lot of us see what is wrong, or at least, what is not right, yet we choose the safe route; which is “silence.”
The question is; “How can I bring glad tidings to the poor, freedom to the imprisoned (by many forces) and offer release to the captives of many forces?” Issues of justice were central for Jesus; what about us?