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Luke chapter 2, verses 36 through 38.

And there was a prophetess, Anna, the daughter of Fenule of the tribe of Asher.

She was advanced in years, having lived with her husband seven years from when she was a virgin,

and then as a widow until she was 84.

She did not depart from the temple, worshiping with fasting and prayer, night and day,

and coming up at that very hour, she began to give thanks to God and to speak of him to all who were waiting for the redemption of Jerusalem.

I love this picture.

Here is Anna, this prophetess, who has been every day and every night coming to the temple,

giving thanks to God, praising God, worshiping God,

praying and fasting faithfully all these years.

She's 84 years old.

And this is the day when Jesus is at the temple and she sees what she's been waiting for all these years,

the redemption of God's people in the flesh, in this baby boy.

And I just think about 84 years of waiting and worshiping and praying and fasting.

And I am freshly encouraged in my life today in ways that I find myself waiting. And I'm guessing you find yourself waiting.

There are things that are unresolved in your life,

areas of your life, or my life that you long for restoration in, you long for an end to

certain circumstances, you long for healing of hurts and pains and sorrows.

You long for freedom from anxieties or discouragements.

I don't know what it may be that you may be waiting for,

but I just want to encourage you based on this picture of Anna to keep worshiping, to keep praying, and to keep trusting.

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