Feeling like you've got a lot on your mind this time of year?
Imagine how Joseph felt:
*His betrothed was pregnant..and not by him, but by the Holy Spirit of God. And an Angel told him it was true!
*The government decided to raise taxes and wanted everyone to return to the town of their birth....asap!
*He had to plan on how to get his heavily pregnant bride to be 80 miles away,over rocky terrain, hoping the baby doesn't come early, and praying there will be accommodations when they got there. And then he had to put that plan in action, get them there, and scramble to find a stable (the Inns were all full) as the baby was ready to arrive!
*All the while trying to wrap his mind around the fact he was going to be the man who taught the Son of God what it meant to be a good man.
Are your problems in a better perspective now? Slow down and relax; find time to enjoy your family and friends, for that is what this time of year is about. Not the hustle, not the shopping, not the traffic and lights and hurry, but relationships. Spend some time this week with those you love; call the ones far away, and seek out the ones near by. Take time especially to seek out God, for it was for love of you that His Son was born and thus we celebrate the Nativity.
God's grace be with you,
Fr. Charles Butler
Imagine how Joseph felt:
*His betrothed was pregnant..and not by him, but by the Holy Spirit of God. And an Angel told him it was true!
*The government decided to raise taxes and wanted everyone to return to the town of their birth....asap!
*He had to plan on how to get his heavily pregnant bride to be 80 miles away,over rocky terrain, hoping the baby doesn't come early, and praying there will be accommodations when they got there. And then he had to put that plan in action, get them there, and scramble to find a stable (the Inns were all full) as the baby was ready to arrive!
*All the while trying to wrap his mind around the fact he was going to be the man who taught the Son of God what it meant to be a good man.
Are your problems in a better perspective now? Slow down and relax; find time to enjoy your family and friends, for that is what this time of year is about. Not the hustle, not the shopping, not the traffic and lights and hurry, but relationships. Spend some time this week with those you love; call the ones far away, and seek out the ones near by. Take time especially to seek out God, for it was for love of you that His Son was born and thus we celebrate the Nativity.
God's grace be with you,
Fr. Charles Butler
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