Reflection from Marriage Matters
(www.twoinoneflesh.org.uk)
The Presentation of the Lord (Malachi 3:1-4 Hebrews 2:14-18 Luke 2:22-40)
Avoiding issues to ‘keep the peace’?
When Mary and Joseph went to the Temple, Simeon blessed them, saying their child would be rejected. When we take our child for baptism, we are given a candle, a reminder ‘to keep the flame of faith alive’. This can be difficult, but let us not avoid the issues ‘to keep the peace’, but grow in listening and trust together.
