Worship in the Christmas story - Anna

And there was a prophetess, Anna, the daughter of Phanuel, 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 eighty-four. She did not depart from the temple, worshiping with fasting and prayer night and day.  Luke 2:36-37​ 
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When life took a sudden unexpected turn seven years after her marriage, Anna responded with a life of worship in the temple. Instead of bitterness, she chose worship. No longer able to devote her life to her husband, she decided to devote her life to prayer and fasting in the temple. The Greek word for worship is the word latreia  which describes the worship that is service to God. 

May Anna’s story help you to respond to tragedy by making a commitment to serve God.