The book of Isaiah prophesies of a Messiah that will judge those who are needy & poor with righteousness & justice. While this passage certainly points to those who are needy & poor physically, it also points to something deeper - a poverty of spirit & hope. As followers of this Messiah, we are called to be agents of hope by living in solidarity with the hopeless and by embodying the hope of Jesus in our relationships But what does that look like?