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 today’s Gospel tells the story of the presentation of Jesus in the 
Temple.</b></span> <span style="background-color:rgb(255,242,204)"><b>The Temple was, in practically a literal sense, the dwelling 
place of the Lord. </b></span>In the Temple, divinity and humanity embraced, and 
the human race was brought back online with God.</span><br><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:18px;font-weight:400;line-height:inherit;text-decoration:inherit;font-family:georgia,"times new roman";font-style:normal"> </span><br><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:18px;font-weight:400;line-height:inherit;text-decoration:inherit;font-family:georgia,"times new roman";font-style:normal"><span style="background-color:rgb(234,209,220)"><b>But
 the sins of the nation had,</b></span> according to the prophet Ezekiel,<span style="background-color:rgb(234,209,220)"><b> caused</b></span> 
<span style="background-color:rgb(255,242,204)"><b>the glory of the Lord </b></span><span style="background-color:rgb(234,209,220)"><b>to depart from</b></span><span style="background-color:rgb(255,242,204)"><b> the Temple. </b><b>Therefore, one of the 
deepest aspirations of Israel’s people was to reestablish the Temple as 
the place of right praise so that the glory of the Lord might return. 
When <span style="background-color:rgb(208,224,227)">Joseph and Mary bring the infant Jesus into the Temple,</span> therefore, 
we are meant to appreciate that<span style="background-color:rgb(208,224,227)"> the prophecy of Ezekiel is being 
fulfilled. The glory of Yahweh is returning to his favorite dwelling. 
And this is precisely what Simeon sees.</span></b></span></span><br><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:18px;font-weight:400;line-height:inherit;text-decoration:inherit;font-family:georgia,"times new roman";font-style:normal"> </span><br><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:18px;font-weight:400;line-height:inherit;text-decoration:inherit;font-family:georgia,"times new roman";font-style:normal"><span style="background-color:rgb(208,224,227)"><b>The
 old seer is a symbol of ancient Israel, watching and waiting for the 
coming of the Messiah.</b><b> Simeon knew all of the old prophecies; he 
embodied the expectation of the nation; and the Holy Spirit had given 
him the revelation that he would not die until he had laid eyes on his 
Savior.</b></span></span></b></div>
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