Read full passage here Luke 2:1-4 And she gave birth to her firstborn son and wrapped him in bands of cloth and laid him in a manger, because there was no place in the guest room. Luke 2:7 For God so loved the world, God became a brown-skinned baby refugee born to a single woman …
“But after he had considered this, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said,…” Matthew 1:19“All this took place to fulfill what the Lord had said through the prophet: …”Matthew 1:22. Full passage here Joseph’s attentive presence to all that was GoOD opened him to the the work of angels and “prophetic provision*.” Two …
Staying with 4th Sunday reading. Read in full here Matthew 1:18-25 When Joseph woke up, he did what the angel of the Lord had commanded him and took Mary home as his wife. But he did not consummate their marriage until she gave birth to a son. Matthew 1:24-25 Joe was a generous soul in so many ways. …
PRAYER OF THE HEART OR BREATH PRAYER (Taken from © Motions of the Soul, Clare Loughrige 2012) What image comes to your mind when you hear “waiting with bated breath”? Bated breath describes when breathing is short, and breath almost was taken away from excitement, fear, awe, wonder, or another strong emotion. Our great playwrights and …
Staying with 4th Sunday reading. Read in full here Matthew 1:18-25 “When Joseph woke up, he did what the angel of the Lord had commanded him and took Mary home as his wife. “ Joseph rocks the “obedient presence” of a Christ-follower. He had a dream, listened to an angelic messenger, woke up and “just did it.” …