Once again in today’s reading, we hear very real human thoughts and emotions. Joseph seems a bit confused and overwhelmed. He even considers divorcing Mary. God hears Joseph in his distress and shows him the way through a dream!

Have you ever experienced God speaking to you in a dream? Or, have you ever experienced the comfort and guidance of God in times when you were afraid and confused? Sometimes God speaks to us through other people. Other times through ideas that seem to just pop into our heads out of nowhere. You might experience God speaking to you through a song, or some unexpected event or announcement. These are just some of the ways that God works to communicate with us. There are certainly many, many more. God is creative and oftentimes playful in the ways that He communicates.

God longs to be in relationship with us, and relationships require communication. God has expressed this to us from the very start. “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God” (John 1:1). Yet, even that was not enough. So important was this communication that “the Word became flesh and lived among us” (John 1:14). Our God, whom you’ve been drawing nearer to over these past weeks, become man to be even closer in relationship and to speak to us in new ways!

Today, reflect on the mysterious and awesome ways that God communicates with you.

• Pray the Advent Prayer..

• Click the video below to listen to today’s song for reflection.

• Prayerfully read Matthew 1:18-25..

• Pray for the grace of a deeper awareness of the awesome gift of God’s incarnation!

Song: When Love Crossed Over