Alternative Gospel
Matthew 1:18-23
How Jesus Christ came to be born
This is how Jesus Christ came to be born. His mother Mary was betrothed to Joseph; but before they came to live together she was found to be with child through the Holy Spirit. Her husband Joseph; being a man of honour and wanting to spare her publicity, decided to divorce her informally. He had made up his mind to do this when the angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, ‘Joseph son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary home as your wife, because she has conceived what is in her by the Holy Spirit. She will give birth to a son and you must name him Jesus, because he is the one who is to save his people from their sins.’ Now all this took place to fulfil the words spoken by the Lord through the prophet:
The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son
and they will call him Emmanuel,
a name which means ‘God-is-with-us.’
Reflection
This reading touches on three important matter. 1.obedience : What Joseph did was not normal. Only someone who is totally obedient to God will listen to him.
2. Love: God love us and that is why Christ is send to us so that mankind will not perish but have eternal life.
3. Reconciliation Mankind has sin but through his son who came down died and rose again we gain reconciliation.
Let us pray
Lord Jesus Joseph set an example on the meaning of total obedience. Grant we too can give total obedience in words and deeds.
Amen
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