The story of Anna in Luke 2 is the second half of the story we read last week about Simeon. We learned that Simeon’s name means “He has heard,” and Simeon indeed heard God and listened to God’s call on his life. And through Simeon’s faithfulness, he encountered the baby Jesus in the temple and witnessed the one who would bring salvation to the world. Anna’s name, on the other hand, means “grace or favor.” Or more simply yet, “gift.” Anna, because of her patience and willingness to wait on God, was able to see what others were not able to see. Where everyone else at the temple saw a baby, Anna, like Simeon, saw the one who would bring redemption to Jerusalem and beyond.