DAY 9 – Joseph’s Boyhood Friend.

I knew Joseph all my life
such a committed a friend was he.
He told me Mary would have God’s son
and he was proud as he could be.

I’d never seen him this proud before.
He had a smile from ear to ear.
He seemed to brag in a loud voice
so everyone around could hear.

He taught that boy when he was young
and nurtured his carpentry skill
but he still had time in all of this
to teach him to search for God’s will.

Carpenters seemed to be such rough men
but he showed a more gentle way
so that boy could do the work well
while knowing what kind words to say.