The Word Among Us

February 2007 Issue

From the Ordinary to the Extraordinary

Jesus’ presentation in the Temple has much to teach us.

Simeon and Anna also show us that it is not a waste to spend our lives in prayer or to learn to listen to the Spirit.

In one sense, it was a routine duty: Forty days after giving birth to a son, every Jewish woman was required to bring an offering before...

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