2 February 2019. The Presentation of the Lord
MY EYES HAVE SEEN (Luke 2:22-40)
From Samuel to Simeon there had been a great longing in the heart
of every Jew for the appearance of the Messiah, the one who would liberate them
– though they had little idea what ‘liberation’ meant. Now he ‘suddenly appears’ (Malachy 3) in the
temple, sealing the link between the promises given to Abraham and their
fulfilment. Simeon understands and he
rejoices: ‘my eyes have seen it’. Jesus
was only six weeks old and had nothing to do with the arrangements for going to
the temple, no more than we had if we were baptised as infants. The adults saw to it. They knew all had to be
‘fulfilled’. What they didn’t know was
how it would be done. But Simeon knew a sword would pierce the soul of Mary.
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