Theme
Annunciation to Joseph Embracing the Unexpected
Readings
- Old Testament
- Judges 6: 11-24
- Psalm
- 43
- Epistle
- Acts 9: 10-19
- Gospel
- Matt. 1: 18-25
- Evening
- Jer. 29: 10-14 / Acts 12: 12-17
Collect
God of Surprises, we thank you for the example of Joseph, a man of quiet strength and unwavering faith. Teach us, like him, to listen when you speak, to trust when we are confused and to obey when you call. May our lives, in their ordinary and extraordinary moment, reflect your grace and fulfill your purposes. Give us the courage to embrace the unexpected, and the faith to know that you are always at work, even in what we do not understand, through Jesus Christ our Lord who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen.