A maiden mother brings God, pulsing with blood and moving with muscle, into this world. From her womb, the Lord formed for Himself a human frame. More than any other […]
The Canticles of Christmas: Luke 2:25-35, “Simeon’s Song”
December 15, 2016 by
Our Lord Jesus comes to His Temple as an infant. He will come many other times: when He is 12 to sit and teach the teachers, in His last week […]
Luke 2:33-40: And a sword will pierce your own soul, too
December 30, 2012 by
Old Simeon takes the baby Jesus into his arms and praises God. And when he praises God, Simeon does something strange–he prays for his own death. He cries out, “Lord, […]
