Advent | The Gift of Risk | Sean Stewart

Advent is a season of anticipation, beginning not with our yes to God but with God’s yes to us. Before Mary or Joseph respond in obedience, God chooses to step into our world with hope. Matthew tells Joseph to name the child Jesus, inviting him into the story through a simple but risky act of obedience. Joseph, afraid yet willing, shows us that faith often feels small in the moment but becomes significant in God’s hands. Advent calls us to trust God in the places where fear meets invitation, remembering that every step we take rests on God’s first yes spoken over our lives.