Gospel (831)
  1. The episode of the boy Jesus in the Temple raises questions. It raised questions for Mary (and Joseph) and it raises questions for us.
  2. 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.
  3. We don’t have to worry about deserving, earning, or reciprocating his gifts. Our Lord doesn’t give us what we deserve. We are given what he deserves, what Jesus has won for us.
  4. The creation of this word reminds us that the Magnificat, like Christmas itself, is charged from the start with joy and praise.
  5. Sometimes it is the unnamed characters in the Bible who can most help present-day readers find their own place in the biblical story.
  6. Like Isaiah and John, we look forward to that great and glorious day, trusting the resurrected One will return as He promised.
  7. The oddness of this moment, at the beginning of Advent, is God’s way of saying, “The reason I’m here...”
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