Mary and her unborn baby
In the situation of Mary and her unborn baby, Joseph had to struggle with his own dilemma;
- Whether to obey the law of God as understood in Joseph's time, and demand the execution by stoning of mother with unborn child
- Or to follow the law of his heart and allow his love for Mary and his overwhelming respect for life to win over religious obedience and his familial and cultural obligations.
Protection of Mother and Unborn Life
In Joseph's struggle he decided to wed Mary, protect her and the unborn life, and then thereafter quietly protect them by giving them safe living away from the village.
He further decided not to live after the wedding with Mary as husband with wife.
His heart was broken by her perceived love for another as he understood by her pregnancy.
God Incarnated, Helpless in Womb
Joseph considered himself a sinner because of his lack of obedience to the understood law of God.
And God Incarnated, helpless as all unborn babies are within the womb, was allowed to come to birth through the actions of a truly good and holy man whose life radiated love.
And thus Joseph's dilemma led to the dichotomy; it was through his disobedience to the understood religious law of the day that he was obedient to the Law of God - Thou shalt not kill.
Joseph - Protector of Unborn Life
When God chose Joseph as His father on earth, He chose well.
Joseph, the earthly father of Jesus, is the Model for Protectors of Unborn Life today.
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