Presentation of Jesus in the Temple (Traditional)
Rev. Matt Rossi reflects on the Presentation of Jesus, showing how Mary, Simeon, and Anna embrace mortality by offering their lives to God. In contrast, our world obsesses over escaping limits- maximizing life, avoiding aging, and fearing death. Yet, Jesus came for finite people, and through the patterns of birth, life, and death, God’s redemption unfolds. True freedom comes not from control or endless striving, but from receiving life as a gift and offering it back to God in faith.
