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| Saint Jerome and the Lion, c.1509 Minneapolis Institute of Art |
Anna the prophetess was also there, a daughter of Phanuel from the tribe of Asher. She was by now a very old woman. She had been married seven years and a widow for eighty-four. She never left the Temple area, worshiping night and day with her fastings and prayers. At the very time Simeon was praying, she showed up, broke into an anthem of praise to God, and talked about the child to all who were waiting expectantly for the freeing of Jerusalem.
Luke 2: 36-28
"Sad, wasted life, she never recovered from her loss." That's what people said, but Anna was more alive to what what happening about them than almost anyone. She knew Simeon, so she wasn't alone. She had been given someone who understood why this encounter was so thrilling.
PRAYER: May I live so closely to you that I can see the miracles that surround me.
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