The Other Prophet: Anna

Perhaps being at the end of her life helped her to see the world with eyes sharpened for the holy. Perhaps

being a prophet made her both patient and persistent, trusting that the right moment to share her wisdom

would, indeed, come. Luke could have easily left Anna out of the story. But she leans in – from the margins,

from the edges of the scene to approach her newborn king. She saw and she knew, so she lived out her days

giving thanks for the promise of a world made new.