Hope in the Dark - Joseph

A quiet man of honor

Is thrown into the most disgraceful story.

The girl he loves,

But has not married,

Is pregnant.

Some say the child must be his.

Joseph knows that isn’t true.

Others say Mary has been with another man.

Joseph hopes that isn’t true.

Mary says the child is from God.

Joseph wonders how that could be true.

He could proclaim his innocence from the rooftops,

But he loves her.

So he decides to simply divorce her,

Quietly.

But the pounding pain in his heart is deafening.

In the dark of night,

An angel lays his questions to rest.

Joseph changes his plans

And takes her home.

He gives this outcast of a girl 

A place to belong.

A quiet man of obedience 

Steps into the greatest story ever told.

A piece of music for your week.