"Gabriel, I want you to return to earth.
I have a second assignment for you."
"Yes, Lord."
"...and before you ask, no it isn't to anyone powerful or influential."
"To whom shall I be paying a visit this time, Lord?
"To a humble carpenter named Joseph, whose heart has been broken."
"Forgive me for asking, but isn't this a task for one of the cupids?"
"I can understand why you might think that.
This isn't just a broken romance
which can be healed by the arrow from a cupid's bow.
No, Joseph needs the awe of an archangel,
to understand the role I have for him.
Joseph is, or rather was betrothed to Mary,
and he soon will be again.
At the moment he thinks she has been unfaithful.
Joseph is a good man and wants to protect Mary's reputation as much as possible,
but he thinks she has prefers someone else.
Mary did try to explain that their child is the gift of the Holy Spirit,
but Joseph was not convinced.
He prefers to believe Mary has been hoodwinked.
I need you to go and set the record straight."
"So back to Bethlehem, then, Lord?"
"Absolutely right, and be gentle with him,
he has just cried himself to sleep,
and you are about to wake him up with news that will astound him
mend his broken heart,
and enable them to fast track the betrothal.
They have no time to waste,
things are starting to happen down there,
but this is as much as Joseph and Mary need to know right now.
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