"Joseph: Reconciliation" - Genesis 50:15-21

We wrap up our study of Joseph, and find an incredible process of grace and forgiveness that Joseph demonstrates to his brothers, who have wronged him in many ways.  Yet, through Joseph's wisdom and realization that what man has intended as wrong, God has worked on to make right.  Even though Joseph was betrayed by his brothers, those heinous acts turned out to lead him into amazing outcomes.  We learn here that reconciliation is a necessary practice, especially when we realize and trust that through every act, through every seemingly minor event, we have a loving God working underneath the surface to create an amazing story in our lives that transcend any peril or hardship we come across.  We must endure.  And we must forgive those who wrong us, knowing that it's absolutely part of the process of a greater story still yet to happen.