Mt 1:18-25
I really take my hats off Joseph. His love for God was so great that ‘he did as the angel of the Lord had commanded him and took his wife into his home. He had no relations with her until she bore a son, and he named him Jesus.’ I wonder how his faith was so strong. As a man, he was truly a good man with integrity and love where ‘He had no relations with her until she bore a son’. It is all about self control and abstinence for love when called forth. If not, he could have abandoned Mary and gone for another woman. But, he obeyed God and had no relations with her. I think in their time, being pregnant with a child before having relations with her spouse was a great scandal. And yet, Joseph was willing to take up the risk and went through thick and thin with Mary. This is one undying Love which I have learnt from Joseph. If he was not afraid, why should I? He was a man just like me. I should ask for more courage and stronger faith to love without running away as I tend to run away from people or things that I cannot cope. Time for me to grow up and face the music, depending not on myself but on God for “God is with us.”.
With Love,
Elena
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