Joseph often seems to be in the background of the nativity. The Gospel of Matthew places him before us as a role model of a person that is living in God’s new age of grace and love.
“Am I pregnant?” “Am I a handmaid of God?” “Is God so real and alive in me that God is ready to spring forth?” “Has God gotten inside me?” How about you? Are you pregnant with God? Is the good news of God’s love bursting inside you? Has God gotten close to you?