Scripture Reading
1 Samuel 1:27-28
"I prayed for this child, and the Lord has granted me what I asked of him. So now I give him to the Lord. For his whole life he will be given over to the Lord." And he worshiped the Lord there.
Reflection
On the Feast of the Presentation of Mary, we remember that she, like Samuel, was presented to God from her earliest years. Hannah's prayer over her long-desired son captures the essence of the day: what God gives, we return to Him in gratitude and trust. Our lives, our children, our gifts — they were His before they were ours. To present them back to God is not loss but the deepest form of worship.
Prayer for Today
God of immeasurable mercies, I thank you that you are the Lord of life. I praise you that we are made in your image, reflecting your truth and light. Have compassion on my grief Lord and fill my hearts with thanksgiving to you. I wait with eager anticipation
for the resurrection of the dead at the return of Jesus Christ. I thank you that I will share with all your people in a world with no sin, pain or death. I long to see you face to face and be reunited with my loved ones.
Through Jesus Christ, our Lord. Amen.
for the resurrection of the dead at the return of Jesus Christ. I thank you that I will share with all your people in a world with no sin, pain or death. I long to see you face to face and be reunited with my loved ones.
Through Jesus Christ, our Lord. Amen.
Amen.