joseph

i often find myself wondering 

whenever i hear the Story 

if you somehow felt shortchanged 

and yet that does not 
seem to fit your personality

it does not seem to represent 
who you are 

so quiet and so hidden 

and yet so vital 

to the Story's unfolding 

mary made space for God 

in an extraordinarily beautiful way 

but so did you 

hers was a making of space 

for God to grow in her womb 

and yours was a making of space 

in a completely different manner 

you made space by

not occupying it all yourself 

you made space 

by stepping aside

by fading 
into the background

so that God 

could occupy center stage

for you fully realized

that this Story

was not about you

oh how i need

to learn to be

more like that