Saint Athanasius Lutheran Church

The time of Christmas really is "A Great and Mighty Wonder". It is a great and mighty wonder that God would love sinners and rebels like us. Who sin not just a little, but a lot! And it is a great and mighty wonder that God comes to us today with His gifts and gives us His life. Our God is truly a wonder-ful God. And I think that wonder is what Joseph must have felt. But in his wondering, the God of wonder sends his angel to him with wonder-ful news. So I think Joseph can teach us a bit as we wait for our Lord to come to this advent season, and beyond. Even as Zechariah taught us about waiting in silence, and Mary and Elizabeth taught us about waiting together, so with Joseph we wait in wonder.