THE KEY TO CELEBRATING THE PRESENTATION OF THE LORD

Today is the Feast of the Presentation of the Lord, it concludes the Christmas season.

The Feast of the Presentation of our Lord is to make ourselves present to each other and to God.  

When Mary and Joseph presented themselves in the Temple with Jesus, it was in order to make themselves present to God in a most personal way.  They went to the Temple to meet God, to encounter Him.  

This is the key to today's celebration. Meeting God and encountering Him by presenting ourselves to Him. 

And, our encounter with God is not just between Him and us as individuals but in the community and with the community. We are called to bring Jesus to the world and reveal his face to humanity.

Excerpted from reflection by Archbishop William Goh