Joseph couldn't save all the children in Bethlehem, but he could rescue Mary and Jesus. And that is what he did. Sometimes the one who is rejected becomes the one who saves. Joseph was rejected and sold into slavery by his brothers, but ended up giving them food and saving their lives later on. Jesus was forced to flee from Bethlehem, only to become the Savior of the world.
Stories have a way of repeating themselves, especially stories in the Bible.
In chapter one that is the title Matthew gives to Jesus. And in the last verses of the final chapter Jesus promises his disciples that he will be with them always, to the end of the age. As Matthew's gospel unfolds, we find story after story about Jesus being with people in virtually every situation in which they find themselves. Today's passage is no exception. When life suddenly changes for you, and you find yourself disrupted from your normal routine, God is there to interpret the change and lead you wherever you need to go.