It's Anna Turn

Luke 2:36-40 (NLT) Anna, a prophet, was also there in the Temple. She was the daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Asher, and was very old. She was a widow, for her husband had died when they had been married only seven years. She was now eighty-four years old. She never left the Temple but stayed there day and night, worshiping God with fasting and prayer. She came along just as Simeon was talking with Mary and Joseph, and she began praising God. She talked about Jesus to everyone who had been waiting for the promised King to come and deliver Jerusalem. When Jesus' parents had fulfilled all the requirements of the law of the Lord, they returned home to Nazareth in Galilee. There the child grew up healthy and strong. He was filled with wisdom beyond his years, and God placed his special favor upon him. Reading about Anna makes me think about how many people I know or heard about that would do such a thing as Anna did. Stay in a Temple, or today a place of worship, and not leave. She was their for years and worshiped, fasting and praying. If only we could do that today. A lot of people have problem just staying in church for an hour. How devoted Anna was.