1. Luke 2:37 (ESV)
  2. Exposition

Why are we told about Anna’s devotional life?

Luke 2:37 (ESV)

37 and then as a widow until she was eighty-four. She did not depart from the temple, worshiping with fasting and prayer night and day.

Anna’s commitment to serving and worshipping the Lord is highlighted to affirm that she is a godly woman and thus someone whose testimony can be trusted. The mention of fasting might also indicate a hope that God will come to set things right.1