1. Luke does not say much else about Anna, especially in comparison to Simeon. But the fact that he mentions her suggests she has something to teach your hearers today.
  2. Our Advent anticipation of the coming of the Savior to liberate us from sin and its wage of death, from the condemnation of God’s Law and the wrath of a loving heavenly Father, is indeed a daring and defiant stance.
  3. This Messiah is not a continuation—He is the fulfillment and the beginning of something new.
  4. The creation of this word reminds us that the Magnificat, like Christmas itself, is charged from the start with joy and praise.

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