Following Judah’s passionate plea for mercy for his father, Jacob, and his brother, Benjamin, Joseph was filled with compassion for his brothers and he said, “I am Joseph! Is my father alive?” There was no answer, because they were speechless. They were in a state of shock. “How could this powerful man be the brother they sold as a slave?” they thought. [Reflection based on the Bible Reference – Genesis 45:1-3]
