When Jesus' turn comes to read in the synagogue in his home town, he picks up the words of the prophet Isaiah, which must have been part of his prayer for years. The Lord's Spirit has come to me, because he has chosen me to tell the good news to the poor. Luke 4 When Jesus begins his preaching in Matthew's gospel, he looks out and sees the crowd that gathers to hear him. They are not the spiritually rich. They are weary and they are full of mourning.
Justice is something they can only hunger and thirst for.
And, they are the ones reviled and rejected by self-righteous religious folks. Jesus announces to them that they are truly blessed by God. We can't help but fall more deeply in love with Jesus as we see how his mission takes him to the heart of our life's struggle. He offers us good news and freedom. And his message contains the clear and all encompassing commandment to love each other the very way God loves us.