What about Joseph?
We are into the church year’s season of Christmas, which is pretty short all things considered. The lectionary texts continue to draw from Isaiah and Matthew, with prophecies perhaps about Jesus and birth narratives definitely about Jesus.
I thought I’d use this Sunday to talk about the most forgotten person in the stories about Jesus’ birth, namely his step-father, Joseph. I wish there were some way I could meet Joseph and ask him a few things, and also get a feel for who he was. (I’m not talking about meeting him in heaven, I want to meet him now.) What kind of man would God choose as a step-father for Jesus? We know so little about him. We literally know more about what he dreamed than who he was as a person. I speculate a small amount about him in this sermon,or but not too much. I think paying attention to Joseph, even with how little we know about him, is a good thing.
As always, let me know what you think, disagree with, anything, as you are able and inclined.
Blessings,
