Joseph and Herod | December 28, 2025

Merry Christmas! On this first Sunday of Christmas, we're looking at the lives lived by two lesser-known characters in the Christmas story who could not be more different from one another: Joseph & Herod. One pursues power at all costs, and the other gives of himself to protect another. Although this story of Herod's massacre of the innocents seems like an abrupt turn from the joy of Christmas, we see in this story the sort of world God chose to enter.

Today's Scripture readings are Isaiah 63:7-9, Psalm 148, and Matthew 2:13-23.

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