This Sunday at Holston View UMC, the sermon will be “The Righteous Man,” drawing from Matthew 1:18-25. We will be hearing about Joseph, of course. In preparation, I offer you Guido Reni’s “St. Joseph with the Infant Jesus,” circa 1620.

Lord, thank you for the incarnation, the blessed event we prepare to celebrate, and the very human people who were part of your divine plan. Amen.