Selflessness in the Midst of Uncertainty
Have you ever woke up feeling well-rested, happy, and saying to yourself, "Today is going to be a great day!." You get out of bed, brush your teeth, take a refreshing shower, and get dressed. The coffee is brewing and you feel confident about the day that has begun already. Then you phone dings and you receive a text. You receive some news that you really were not hoping to receive. Suddenly your day is ruined. What could have gone through Joseph's mind when Mary told him that she was pregnant? Here Joseph was about to get married to the woman he loved and he finds out that she is pregnant with presumably another man's child. I would have felt angry, betrayed, and hurt. What would you have done? In those days, Mary would have been guilty of adultery and who have been punished with death. Joseph had every right to tell the church leaders and officials and have her stoned. But instead he decided to divorce her quiet...