Dream - Mount Olivet UMC

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Our word is ‘dream.’ The reading from Matthew delves into a dream. Only, considering the implications of Joseph's reality, it is more of a nightmare than a dream. His reality is not a vision of sugar plums dancing in his head but of betrayal and shame, both personal and public. His dreams for the future are short-circuited by circumstances. We are reminded that Jesus comes into a family facing turmoil and upheaval. Jesus comes into the complicated relationships of our life and world. This makes his birth all the more real and relevant.

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This episode was published on December 22, 2019.

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Our word is ‘dream.’ The reading from Matthew delves into a dream. Only, considering the implications of Joseph's reality, it is more of a nightmare than a dream. His reality is not a vision of sugar plums dancing in his head but of betrayal and...

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