06 Jan Songs of Advent: The Song of Simeon: Waiting
Rev. Kimberly Merrill
Luke 2:22-38
January 6 2018
Now there was a man in Jerusalem called Simeon, who was righteous and devout. He was waiting for the consolation of Israel, and the Holy Spirit was on him. It had been revealed to him by the Holy Spirit that he would not die before he had seen the Lord’s Messiah. Moved by the Spirit, he went into the temple courts. When the parents brought in the child Jesus to do for him what the custom of the Law required, Simeon took him in his arms and praised God, saying:
“Sovereign Lord, as you have promised, you may now dismiss your
servant in peace.
For my eyes have seen your salvation, which
you have prepared in the sight of all nations:
a light for
revelation to the Gentiles, and the glory of your people Israel.”
