The Presentation in the Temple
Joyful chant the angel reapers as they gather in the grain…
The Presentation in the Temple must have astonished the angels. Here was the Son of God being presented with the poorest folk, probably the last in the queue behind the important, richer people. But they knew, as Simeon and Anna knew, that this baby was “set for the rise and fall of many in Jerusalem” – a rich gleaning indeed. Pray today for the gift of discernment, to see what is real and what is transitory.