ONLY BY GRACE REFLECTIONS - Comments From the Chair 30 December 2020

#AnnaProphetess #Luke023640 #Prayer #Fasting #EqualityofManAndWoman TOPIC: DO YOU WAKE UP DAILY FEELING ILL AT EASE AND AS YOU GO THROUGH THE DAY, YOU FEEL UPTIGHT, TENSE AND LACKING IN CONFIDENCE? Today's gospel reading (Luke 2:36-40), is about Anna, a prophetess, who is a widow and now 84 years old. She is unique in biblical history because she is one of the few women prophets given airtime. In the social ladder, widows were considered as inconsequential because they had no opportunity to reproduce anymore, much less, to remarry. But she was a very spiritual person who prayed and fasted every day. There are a couple of things that today's reading teaches us. [VIDEO - M&S 2016 Christmas Ad: Christmas with love from Mrs Claus]    • M&S 2016 Christmas Ad: Christmas with love...   Meet Mrs Claus - the new Christmas icon is here. Marks and Spencer launches the Christmas 2016 TV Advert campaign with a modern twist on the much-loved character Mrs Claus. Discover more about her magical, festive journey at: http://www.marksandspencer.com/c/chri... A commercial directed by Tom Hooper. Click here to download the M&S Christmas ad track ‘With Love’ by Rachel Portman iTunes – http://po.st/RPiTytd Apple Music – http://po.st/RPAMytd From our TV adverts to recipes, inspiration or styling tips discover the M&S YouTube channel and subscribe! http://bit.ly/1Flkeqn Facebook: http://po.st/QnK3Oz Twitter: http://po.st/aURxWh Instagram: http://po.st/PqiojD Pinterest: http://po.st/QFrmtF Google+: http://po.st/Kv4Yr3 This is the 267th installment of our CFC quarantine contemplation series focusing on the daily liturgical readings. [NOTE: All the regular reflections are between 3-7 minutes long, enough time for us to ponder what God's message is for us individually and to pray that we may live them out in our lives. This video is also available on   / cfchrist   and Bong Arjonillo’s Facebook page]