“And this woman was a widow of about eighty-four years, who did not depart from the temple, but served God with fastings and prayers night and day.” (Luke 2:37, NKJV) I hid my smile as I listened to one of my Sunday school students describe his grandmother’s devotion to the class. “My grandma prays a lot. She’s old and doesn’t have much else to do.” The “old grandma” was middle aged and raising the grandson by herself. I’m pretty sure she had a few things to do. But, I agree, she was a woman of prayer, and many of those…
