By Kristyn Demers, December 18, 2025
This week, Saint John’s School of Theology MDiv candidate Kristyn Demers shares an inspiring message of how fully God entrusts us — much like He did with St Joseph — with our own mission of carrying Jesus into the world. It’s a powerful message, and points to the critical role we as believers play in God’s greater saving, restoring plan.
This is how the birth of Jesus Christ came about.
When his mother Mary was betrothed to Joseph,
but before they lived together,
she was found with child through the Holy Spirit.
Joseph her husband, since he was a righteous man,
yet unwilling to expose her to shame,
decided to divorce her quietly.
Such was his intention when, behold,
the angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said,
“Joseph, son of David,
do not be afraid to take Mary your wife into your home.
For it is through the Holy Spirit
that this child has been conceived in her.
She will bear a son and you are to name him Jesus,
because he will save his people from their sins.”
All this took place to fulfill what the Lord had said through the prophet:
Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son,
and they shall name him Emmanuel,
which means “God is with us.”
When Joseph awoke,
he did as the angel of the Lord had commanded him
and took his wife into his home.
Kristyn Demers is a Master of Divinity candidate at Saint John’s School of Theology and Seminary. Originally from New Hampshire, she has enjoyed her time at the SOT/SEM as she pursues this degree and grows as a minister and person. She hopes to pursue a career in Campus Ministry and Chaplaincy in the near future.
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