Second Sunday after Christmas, January 2nd, 2022

 Second Sunday after Christmas, January 2nd, 2022

"But when (Joseph) heard that Archelaus did reign in Judaea in the room of his father Herod, he was afraid to go thither" (St. Matthew 2:19 ff)

In the Second Chapter of St. Matthew's Gospel we hear when St. Joseph was directed by the angel to take Our Lady and the Child Jesus back to Israel.  But Joseph soon discovered that Archelaus was in the place of Herod and Joseph was paralyzed with fear over this fact.  In fact he was so scared that we read that "he turned aside into the parts of Galilee" (St. Matthew 2:22)  The point being is this, St. Joseph was afraid and this fear caused him to "turn aside," in other words, he changed course due to his fear.   In life sometimes each one of is afraid of something.  Our fear causes us to turn around, or turn aside,  . . . Sometimes our fear cuases us to turn around completely.  Other times our fear causes us to freeze completely in our tracks.  St. Joseph was afraid.  But he also was obedient to what God was telling him to do.  All of us have things to be afraid of in life:  when an illness hits . . . when we lose our job . . .  when bills come due that we can not pay .  . . accidents . . . disasters . . .  etc.  Very often people want us to be afraid.  They want us to cower in fear and stop moving altogether.  But with God we can move forward.  With God by our side we know that things will turn out fine in the end.  Keep your eyes focused on the Cross of Christ and keep moving forward.  Keep your eyes focused on the things of God and keep moving forward.   Focus on God and keep moving forward.  Listen to what God is telling you and keep moving forward.  Let us make the year 2022 God's year.  Let us stop focusing on what the world wants us to do.  Let us stop focusing on what other people want us to do.  Let us stop focusing on what the media tells us to think and how to act.  This year let us focus on what God directs us to do and keep moving forward no matter what the world throws at us.  

St. Margaret of Scotland Anglican Church worships every Sunday morning at 10:30 AM at the Chapel at Marquette Manor, which is located at 8140 N. Township Line Road on the Northwest side of Indianapolis.

NOTE:  Keep in mind that we must enter in the main entrance of the lobby and sign in before we go to the chapel.  

Please Join us as we gather together as God's family to:  hear the Word of God; listen as God speaks to each one of us in our hearts; worship God in song and in word; listen to the King James Bible and the 1928 Book of Common Prayer; and, finally, receive Our Blessed Lord in Holy Communion so that we can be nourished for the journey we call life.  Take one hour out of your busy schedule to worship God, to honour God, to acknowledge the need for God in your life.