This weekend at Mass I learned something I didn’t know about Joseph, that he actually considered “divorcing” himself quietly from Mary, when she became pregnant with their coming Son. Divorcing is an odd word in this context, since they had not been living together … but the key for me was in Joseph’s reaction. As a humble and righteous man, he wanted to do the right thing in his mind, but the angel of God told him that the right thing was not following his mind, but in following God’s will. And so he did, for the rest of his days.
Isn’t that true for all of us? We think we have a plan for our lives but that plan changes over and over again. We can’t predict what will happen day to day … we don’t know what we’ll be doing month to month … we won’t know where we’ll be year to year. Isn’t that proof enough that our lives follow God’s plan, and not ours?
I pray today that I can live Joseph’s humble example, that I can see my life for what it is … a reflection of God’s will for me, a path that does justice to Him, a means to a an ultimate end with Him. It is not easy to give yourself to God’s will; it’s just not our nature to relinquish control. But we need to know that He is in control, working through us. I see that in people I respect, as they live their lives of love and care for others …
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