O Adonai! O Lord!

~~~ Jeremiah 23:5-8 ~~~ Psalm 72 ~~~ Matthew 1:18-25 ~~~

O Adonai!

O Lord!

 I will raise up a righteous shoot to David;

As king he shall reign and govern wisely,

he shall do what is just and right in the land.

O Adonai, and leader of the House of Israel,

who appeared to Moses in the fire of the burning bush

and gave him the law on Sinai:

Come and redeem us with an outstretched arm.

We pray for the coming of the the who is justice.

We long for the one who holds the final judgment.

Come Lord Jesus, Come
teach us to follow your leadership.
You alone know the path of salvation.

...the angel of the Lord appeared to him
 in a dream and said, “Joseph, son of David...

God chose Joseph to be the head, the leader, of the family of Jesus.
Joseph was of the house of David...thus fulfilling
the prophecies of Isaiah.
Joseph was the legal guardian of Jesus.
Joseph was the human father of the human Jesus.

Together Mary and Joseph would
come to know Jesus as their Messiah too. 

Their role as parents would give way to
 the leadership of their Son, Jesus.

Come, O Come,
O Adonai.

You are the One who comes,
the Leader of the House of Israel.

Dear Lord,
bless us with your Divine Leadership
as we struggle with our human frailties.

Peace
~~~JOY~~~
to the World!