Simeon and Anna are two people that meet Joseph and Mary as they bring Jesus to the temple in Jerusalem, they have one thing in common, they both are awaiting the hope of the world, a messiah that would save their people. This hope, which is our hope of Christmas, is found in Jesus not as a great teacher or moral example or but as the "Son of God"proclaimed in the beginning of the Gospel of Mark. In Jesus, hope enters into the world, because Jesus is Emmanuel, "God with Us". The hope that we can indeed be freed from bondage and slavery is a reality. Simeon responds by leaving with God's peace and Anna as a joyful witness. What is our response?
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