When Joseph and Mary took Jesus to Jerusalem to present Him to the Lord, some things happened that His parents did not expect. One woman of great age, spoke of Jesus to everyone who would listen,

Now there was one, Anna, a prophetess, the daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Asher. She was of a great age, and had lived with a husband seven years from her virginity; 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. And coming in that instant she gave thanks to the Lord, and spoke of Him to all those who looked for redemption in Jerusalem (Luke 2.36–38).

As a widow she spent the majority of her time in fastings and prayers, and the God of heaven used such a woman to express thanks before the people and to speak of Jesus to anyone who anticipated the redemption in Jerusalem.