I love it, yes, not your average Joe for sure! A poor, deeply moral craftsman in the Luke Gospel & the Joseph of the Matthew Gospel is described as a righteous man who initially plans to divorce Mary quietly upon learning of her pregnancy – but then an angel appears to him in a dream, instructing him to take Mary as his wife & raise Jesus - & he protects his family by fleeing to Egypt to escape King Herod's massacre of infants. After Herod's death, the family returns to Nazareth, where the other Mary & Joseph live. Such a rich & mysterious tale – The greatest story ever told…
Thanks Hazel.
Joseph . . . not your ordinary "Joe"!
I love that you we're inspired to think about our male friend.
I've done stone work, building rock walls in my life as a landscape contractor. It's wonderful stuff . . .. working/building with stone.
A friend of mine owned a rock quarry of a magnificent blue/green stone. Heavy. Hard - almost Jade. Made an impressive retaining wall.
Rod Endacott
I love it, yes, not your average Joe for sure! A poor, deeply moral craftsman in the Luke Gospel & the Joseph of the Matthew Gospel is described as a righteous man who initially plans to divorce Mary quietly upon learning of her pregnancy – but then an angel appears to him in a dream, instructing him to take Mary as his wife & raise Jesus - & he protects his family by fleeing to Egypt to escape King Herod's massacre of infants. After Herod's death, the family returns to Nazareth, where the other Mary & Joseph live. Such a rich & mysterious tale – The greatest story ever told…