Joseph has a dream. An angel of God appears in his dream with a message: Don’t be afraid to wed Mary; it is by the Holy Spirit that she has conceived this child.
Now Joseph has a choice to make: will I go with this or let it divide me and Mary? He decides to trust God and to trust Mary, to trust this mysterious process, to recognize that God is creating something in Mary, and to be at home in it.
What are the signs in your own life that God is creating something new in you? and who is it that helps you see the signs?
Fear not. Say prophets. Say angels. Says God.
Trust. Say the Elizabeths and Josephs [and other friends] in my life who recognize the signs—sometimes even when I don’t—that in the midst of turbulence and trouble, distress and disruption, God is not only present, but God is presently and actively creating and transforming…
--Liz McCloskey
Source of images: Joseph’s Dream, stone carving, Chartres Cathedral, France, https://www.storyofacity.com/2020/10/13/chartres-cathedral/
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