Gospel: Luke
2:36-40
There was
a prophetess, Anna, the daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Asher. She was
advanced in years, having lived seven years with her husband after her
marriage, and then as a widow until she was eighty-four. She never left the
temple, but worshiped night and day with fasting and prayer. And coming forward
at that very time, she gave thanks to God and spoke about the child to all who
were awaiting the redemption of Jerusalem.
When they
had fulfilled all the prescriptions of the law of the Lord, they returned to
Galilee, to their own town of Nazareth. The child grew and became strong,
filled with wisdom; and the favor of God was upon him.
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Reflection:
What
should we do to grow in wisdom about God? We should invest time with God. This
is the secret on how to grow in wisdom about God. The prophetess Anna was
eighty four years old, because of her advance age she could have simply stayed
in their house, take things easy and do things her way but she did not.
She
invested the remaining years of her life with God she stayed in the temple she
fasted and prayed there. No wonder she was filled with wisdom about God, if she
did not spend time with God she surely wouldn’t be wisdom filled.
Where do
we spend most of our time in this world right now? Do we spend most our time by
chasing the many pleasures of this world and we only give God a little of our
time if at all we give God our time?
When are we going to spend more time with God?
When we are already sickly and old for the reason that we are already retired
and in need of God for the reason of our sickness? Let us not wait to grow old
before we take God seriously, let us not wait for us to get sickly before we
invest time with God. Let us give God
our time right now while we are young and strong.
The
mistake of many is they only go to God when they are already old and sickly.
Some would even say this; I will serve God now because I am already retired and
have nothing to do anymore.
In our
gospel the prophetess Anna was a constant presence in the temple she worshipped
God day and night with fasting and prayer. Did she only give her time for God
when she became old? Of course not! Even when she was younger she was already a
fervent worshipper of God.
How about
you when are you giving some of your precious time for God? The best time to
invest with God is now not tomorrow, not in the coming days or months but now.
For we don’t know what may happen to our tomorrow we have to seize the moment
now and lean towards God now.
Are you
willing to give God some of your time right now? – Marino J. Dasmarinas
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