Advent Moment: Short Reflection for Sunday 21st December #advent #prayer

Good morning and welcome to today’s Advent Moment reflection with the Oblate Family on Sunday December 21st, the 4th Sunday of Advent, by Veronica Conlon. We reflect on Matthew 1:18-24. Joseph was contemplating divorcing Mary because of her pregnancy until an angel appeared to him in a dream and announced ‘ Joseph, do not be afraid to take Mary as your wife, for the child conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit.’  And we are told that when he woke from his dream he did what he was asked. Like Mary, Joseph is a model of faith for us.  As Christmas approaches let us consider the faith of Mary and Joseph in the light of our own lives. Let us enter wholeheartedly into the Chrtmas story as it enfolds. A prayer by Joyce Rupp God of hope, come!  Be the Morning Star in our midst, the Light that can never go out, the Beacon of Hope guiding our way to you.  Come into our midst and make of our lives a home, where your everlasting goodness resonates with assuring love and vigorous hope.  Amen. (Taken from Out of the Ordinary 2000 by Joyce Rupp. Used by permission of Ave Maria Press.  All rights reserved) Thank you for joining us this morning.