Presentation of the Lord Yr ABC 2025
Malachi gives the impression that the Messiah’s coming will be in power. but Hebrews lets us know that the power, which indeed defeated the devil and death, was “upside down,” the power of incarnation and dying. And no one noticed. Finally the gospel has Jesus coming to the Temple in his mother’s arms for a routine consecration and purification, but two old people see differently, they see the Messiah, the coming of the nations, and the fall of Israel - the Messiah had come to his Temple. So if you drawn close to God expect to be patient, to wait for decades for promises to be fulfilled, yet do not expect most in the world to pay attention to the fulfillment, only those who pray. But you will die in peace having seen God in disguise while the world goes on to revolution and destruction.