Joseph: Alone But Not Lonely

Matthew 1:18-25 
God reveals to Joseph that something miraculous is happening in the life of Mary, his fiancée. He has an important role to play, but only the gift of God’s divine revelation could move him to embrace this new reality. What God reveals requires faith that can only be forged in regular rhythms of solitude in quiet spaces where a noisy world cannot distract. The resolve of Joseph in the Christmas story demonstrates that he regularly withdrew from the world to hear from the Lord, a practice he undoubtedly modeled for his son, Jesus.