We transition from Mary to Joseph this week in worship. We move from the lead actor to a supporting actor. A supporting actor part ranges from bit parts to secondary leads. Supporting actors must use restraint so as to not upstage the lead. Supporting roles may still be pivotal, even vital.
Worship will be rooted in Matthew 1.18-25. Read the text here.
By verse 20 Joseph is resolved to dismiss Mary quietly. He could become the lead actor in his own story by doing this and going on his own way. Instead, an angel appears to him in a dream and challenges him to stay and support Mary in giving birth to a holy human being named Jesus. Joseph went against the dominant script for a man in his day. He tried on the role of supporting actor and we know very, very little about the rest of his story.
What do you think it was like for Joseph to make this journey with Mary and become a father to that small child? What do you think his deepest struggles might have been?
When have you chosen to walk a alongside someone else as they responded deeply to God’s call on their life? What was hardest for you? What did you learn?
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