REFLECTION
FROM THE DESK OF THE PASTOR
Have
you ever thought about the things that we all do every day? Like reading the
newspaper, making your bed, eating breakfast, exercising, watching television
etc. etc. Today, we hear the story of Simeon and Anna. And the Gospel tells us
that they went to the temple every day, because both of them believed that one
day, they would see the Messiah there. So, this is something that Simeon and
Anna had done for a long time. And they were rewarded for their Faith and their
perseverance, by the fact that they got to see Jesus on the day that He is
presented to God in the temple. God fulfills His promise to Simeon and Anna. All those days,
all those trips, all that time they spent at the temple they get to see the
Messiah that will save them and us. It must have been quite a day. Simeon even
says, “Lord, now I can go in peace, my eyes have seen the salvation.”
This
Feast day and this story has got to make
all of us think, how much is God a part of our lives every single day? We don’t
all have to come to the temple every day, like Simeon and Anna did. And yet
shouldn’t there be some acknowledgement of God everyday in our lives. God wants
us in communion with Him all the time. What if Simeon and Anna decided NOT to
go to the temple that day when Mary and Joseph brought the child Jesus in the
temple? They would have missed out! Are we missing out on a lot of great
things, all because we are not there for God? Sometimes we really do need to
show up. Sometimes our presence can make all the difference in the world.
Sometimes our prayer life and our relationship with God can’t wait and can’t be
put on the back burner. Sometimes God wants us right now! We have got to make
God more and more a part of our daily lives, or else we can miss out on so
much! Don’t let that happen. Let God fulfill his promises to you every day.
