Sacred Knowing: Reflecting the Sacred Scripture: Matthew 1:18–25 (CEB)This week in our Advent series Reflecting the Sacred, we turn our attention to Sacred Knowing—the quiet, often overlooked awareness of God’s presence woven into the ordinary fabric of our lives. Drawing from Matthew’s account of Jesus’ birth, Pastor Christina Hart-Perkins invites us to see the story through the eyes of Joseph: a man whose faith is revealed not through words, but through steady, faithful action.Joseph’s story unfolds in uncertainty, risk, and disrupted expectations. Faced with a future that no longer made sense, Joseph listens for God not in spectacle, but in a dream—and responds with obedience that costs him comfort, reputation, and control. In naming the child Jesus, Joseph claims a sacred calling: to embody Emmanuel, God with us, not in grand gestures, but in daily faithfulness.This sermon reflects on the profound truth that God’s saving presence is not confined to holy places or extraordinary moments. God walks among the pots and pans, the schedules and carpools, the disappointments and the mundane rhythms of life. Jesus—fully divine and fully human—meets us exactly where we are, saving us not after we have it all together, but in the midst of our becoming.Sacred knowing helps us look beneath the surface of our lives to discover that even obedience, disruption, and ordinary labor can become holy ground. Advent reminds us that we do not need to escape the world to find God—God has already come to us.🌀 Reflection Questions:When I quiet my mind, where is God calling me?As my schedule grows fuller with the approach of Christmas, where do I find peace, and how might I carry that peace to others?✨ Listen as we reflect on Joseph’s faith, the holiness of the ordinary, and the deep truth that God is with us—and saves us—in every moment of our lives. Support the show