I thought I would share a poem I wrote several years ago about Joseph, the earthly father of Jesus.   Merry Christmas!!!

Joseph

There is so little that we know about you

Joseph was a good man

Just that you were a simple carpenter

Taking a young wife

To make a life of you own

Then she surprised you with the news of a babe

How shocked you must have been

It was before you’d made her your own

How could she have deceived you so

The thoughts of having her shamed

Joseph worked hard with his hands

When the angel appeared

Telling you this was God’s son

You had been chosen, just as much as your betrothed

The responsibility on your shoulders to provide for him

Teaching him about his heavenly father, or maybe learning instead

Keeping him safe from a frightened king

Joseph, Mary and the baby Jesus

Sharing your craft and heart with him

Then you just disappear

As we wonder where you went

What your life must have been like

To be the earthly father of the KING