Matthew 1:18-25
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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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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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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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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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We often read the challenge Joseph faces as doing the “right” thing. What the angel invites them all into is something new.
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It is tempting to see Joseph as righteous because he “does right by Mary”. But this version misses the story’s most powerful truth.