This hymn, Softly and Tenderly, sung by the Altar of Praise Chorale, reminds me of Jesus’ words, after Isaiah, in Luke 4:18.
The spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the broken-hearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised, to preach the acceptable year of the Lord.
And after he closed the book, Jesus said, This day is this scripture fulfilled in your ears.
Beautiful; edifying!
Yes. After all the daily violence, we need to be reminded of how merciful
our Lord is.