Our next Advent meditation is on St. Joseph's role in God's plan of salvation. We read the story of the Incarnation and the Nativity, but the Gospels tell us very little about St. Joseph. All we know is that he was a courageous man who loved God and was ready to do His will. Here is a song about St. Joseph:

Sure he must have been surprised
At where this road had taken him
'Cause never in a million lives
Would he had dreamed of Bethlehem
And standing at the manger
He saw with his own eyes
The message from the angel come to life
And Joseph said...

Why me I'm just a simple man of trade
Why Him with all the rulers in the world.
Why here inside this stable filled with hay
Why Her she's just an ordinary girl
Now I'm not one to second-guess what angels have to say
But this is such a strange way to save the world

To think of how it could have been
If Jesus had come as He deserved
There would have been no Bethlehem
No lowly shepherds at His birth
But Joseph knew the reason
Love had to reach so far
And as he held the Savior in his arms

He must have thought
Why me I'm just a simple man of trade
Why Him with all the rulers in the world.
Why here inside this stable filled with hay
Why Her, she's just an ordinary girl
Now I'm not one to second-guess what angels have to say
But this is such a strange way to save the world

This is such a strange way to save the world
Saving the World