Focus Verse Matthew 1:20
An angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, “Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary as your wife, for the child conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit.”
Now the angel pushes Joseph even further, and he shatters the boundaries with his decision to believe that God is speaking and further, to listen to God’s plan. Joseph is risking his standing in his family and the community, but he is also growing closer to the God who has called him to be the adoptive father of the Son of God.
Reflection: Have you ever had a dream or a vision or perhaps just a thought that didn’t seem to be yours, a situation in which you felt God was speaking to you? Have you ever bumped up against, or completely shattered, the letter of the “law” in order to offer compassion to a marginalized person because you felt that is what God was calling you to do? How did that change your life? the lives of others?
Mercy Me sings a song, written by Russell Schulz-widmar and Fred Pratt Green, called, "Joseph's Lullaby" which envisions the love that began forming in Joseph's heart on the very night he accepted the call to be the father of Jesus, the Son of God, to hold him as a baby, and to let this love change him ... if music is a spiritual pathway for you, take the link and listen to the love that flows through this song.
Prayer: Breathing “The Jesus Prayer”
Breathing in … Lord Jesus Christ
Breathing out … Have mercy
*pray by breathing this prayer repetitively until the prayer prays you. You’ll know the prayer is praying you when the words come to you at random times in random places. You will simply feel the words on your lips, in sync with your breathing. And you have begun the process of praying unceasingly through the power of the Holy Spirit! For more information about praying The Jesus Prayer, an ancient prayer form from the days of early Christian History, practiced by the Desert Mothers and Fathers, take this LINK ...
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