Neh. 8:2-6, 8-10; Luke 1:1-4, 4:14-21
How many of us know how to read the Bible, or even listen to the readings? Two of our Scripture passages today address this very issue.
The reading from Nehemiah tells of a time when Ezra, the priest, stood before the people and read aloud from the book of the law. In the Gospel we see Jesus visiting the synagogue in His hometown on the Sabbath when He read, and briefly explained, a passage from the prophet Isaiah.