God is with us. Everything changes when we are living that truth our. It is an alternative It reminds me of a conversation where one character justified an unjust action by saying "That is the way things are in the world" in the Baz Luhrmann film Australia. The hero finally comes to a hard-won realization reflected in his retort, "Just because it is does not mean that is the way it should be."We wisely spend an inordinate amount of time learning about, and adapting ourselves to, the world as it is. We spend less time dreaming about how it might change. We try to conform our dreams to the reality that surrounds us and not reality as it should be.
Joseph is faithful to what is in his dream. This is not what he planned or dreamed for himself and his family and yet he trusts that truth. This may be why he is often imagined as being significantly older than Mary. He was already seeking for a righteous way to respond to Mary's being with child by resolving not to expose her to public disgrace. After the dream he moves farther into what he resolves to do moving forward.
The choir sang Joy to the World to the tune of The Water is Wide. This will be the last choir performance of the year and there was a tug at the heartstrings of many in the choir as we sang,
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