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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. In the
Temple, divinity and humanity embraced,</b></span> and the human race was brought
back online with God. </span><br><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"><b><span style="background-color:rgb(234,209,220)">But
the sins of the nation had</span>,</b> 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(207,226,243)"><b><span style="background-color:rgb(255,242,204)">the Temple. </span></b></span></span></b></span></b></b><span style="margin:0px;outline:medium none currentcolor;padding:0px;font-family:georgia,"times new roman";font-weight:normal"><span style="margin:0px;outline:medium none currentcolor;padding:0px;font-size:18px;font-family:georgia,"times new roman";color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:normal;font-style:normal"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:18px;line-height:inherit;text-decoration:inherit;font-family:georgia,"times new roman";font-style:normal"><span style="margin:0px;outline:medium none currentcolor;padding:0px;font-weight:normal"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:18px;line-height:inherit;text-decoration:inherit;font-family:georgia,"times new roman";font-style:normal"><span style="background-color:rgb(207,226,243)"><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">Therefore</span></span><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">, 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.
</span></span></span></span></span></span><b style="margin:0px;outline:medium none currentcolor;padding:0px;font-family:georgia,"times new roman";font-weight:normal"><b style="margin:0px;outline:medium none currentcolor;padding:0px;font-size:18px;font-family:georgia,"times new roman";color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:normal;font-style:normal"><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"><b style="margin:0px;outline:medium none currentcolor;padding:0px;font-weight:normal"><span style="background-color:rgb(255,242,204)"><b><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:18px;line-height:inherit;text-decoration:inherit;font-family:georgia,"times new roman";font-style:normal">When Joseph and Mary bring the infant Jesus into the Temple, therefore,
we are meant to appreciate that 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><br><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">The
old seer is a symbol of ancient Israel, watching and waiting for the
coming of the Messiah. <span style="background-color:rgb(208,224,227)"><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></span></b></b></div></div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></div></div></div></div>
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