I chose Joseph because while God called Mary to say "yes",
He asked Joseph to say "no". No to everyone around me,
no to the latest fashions and trends, no to my own fear
of what they all think, no to whatever it is within me that says no
no to those who tell me to ignore my heart,
no to those who tell me to listen to my heart at the cost of all else,
no to forgetting the meaning of truth,
no to "love", no to my own wants, no to selfishness,
no to everyone saying to "be myself",
no to giving up, no to saying yes.
God asked me to say no, and that will hurt a whole lot ******* more
than saying yes would ever have.