1 John 2:12-17 / Luke 2:36-40
We came into this world with nothing.
But along the way, we begin to possess things and call them our own.
As we go on in life, we own some more things, but we also lose other things.
There will come a time in life when we may come to the realization that we don’t need that much in life.
The gospel tells of Anna, the prophetess, who was 84 years old.
Anna didn’t have much in life and she also didn’t need much at the point in life.
But God gave her what she looked forward to, and that is to see the fulfillment of the promise of God in the infant Jesus.
The 1st reading urges us not to love this passing world or anything in this world.
The world, with all it craves for, is coming to an end, but the one who does the will of God will remain forever.
When we keep our focus on doing the will of God, then God will give us what we need.
Then like Anna, the prophetess, we will see the promise of God coming true in this life and also in the life hereafter.