🕎🕯Widow🕯🕎
Traditionally, the daughters of Asher had a reputation for great physical and spiritual beauty.
Anna had probably "married up," becoming the wife of a highly respected priest. But, as with us all, "time and chance" had taken their toll. Her husband had died early in their marriage, and age had clothed her beauty in wrinkles.
Anna, now an elderly widow, was a prophetess, and consequently spent most of her life in the temple, worshiping God.
Let us look in on Anna in this Christmas Haiku.
Anna the prophetess
Photo courtesy of Cristian Newman and http://unsplash.com
NOTE: This is one in a series; you can find the complete series of Christmas haiku here:
The Christmas Story in Ten Haiku
🕎🕯This one in a series of Christmas Haiku is from Luke 2:36-38🕯🕎
Phanuel 's daughter,
bereaved, chooses joy and speaks
of Jesus to all.
A life spent in worship
Photo courtesy of Cristian Newman and http://unsplash.com
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I just want to take this opportunity to thank you, creatr, for all the beautiful posts that went directly to the heart of the Christmas season. You've inspired many but especially me with your deep spirituality, and most of all with your friendship. I Pray God's blessing upon you and yours this Christmas. Thank you for being just who you are.
Hi John,
Thank you for your interaction, your friendship here on Steemit, and your very kind and generous words and blessing:
I have greatly appreciated getting to know you a little through this medium, and so I thank God for Steemit. ;)
every day I see another incidence of your encouraging peeps on here. You have a social media ministry :)
Merry Christmas Anna :)
Hi, Karen, Thanks for stopping by! ;)