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Trust — the Love of God, Hope of the World
In the person of Joseph, God trusts in a human to trust in the mission, to raise the Messiah, to be a beacon of hope to the world.
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Choosing and Faith—for Advent 4A
The Birth Story of Jesus is a big deal to Christians . . . except that Matthew gives us a story in passive focus, not on Jesus, but Joseph.
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Save — the promise, the expectation, the choice
The place of Joseph in the birth story, in the angel visitation, to the promise that is to come, is an invitation extended to us all.
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God’s deal with Joseph
The Holy Family is our family. And God shows us that we are part of a project that thrives on making room for the new.
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It’s not just doing the right thing
We often read the challenge Joseph faces as doing the “right” thing. What the angel invites them all into is something new.
