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Encounters seeing God at work in the ordinary places of life

Encounters seeing God at work in the ordinary places of life Simeon & Anna

Encounters seeing God at work in the ordinary places of life To be born with purpose and to die in peace requires the power of the Spirit and the presence of the community. Simeon & Anna

Encounters seeing God at work in the ordinary places of life Luke 2:21-24 Simeon & Anna

Encounters seeing God at work in the ordinary places of life “‘When the days of her purification for a son or daughter are over, she is to bring to the priest at the entrance to the tent of meeting a year-old lamb for a burnt offering and a young pigeon or a dove for a sin offering... But if she cannot afford a lamb, she is to bring two doves or two young pigeons, one for a burnt offering and the other for a sin offering. In this way the priest will make atonement for her, and she will be clean.’” Leviticus 12:6, 8 Simeon & Anna

Encounters seeing God at work in the ordinary places of life Luke 2:25-33 Simeon & Anna

Encounters seeing God at work in the ordinary places of life Simeon & Anna Simeon, righteous and devout

Encounters seeing God at work in the ordinary places of life Simeon & Anna "Sovereign Lord, as you have promised, you may now dismiss your servant in peace. For my eyes have seen your salvation, which you have prepared in the sight of all nations: a light for revelation to the Gentiles, and the glory of your people Israel."

Encounters seeing God at work in the ordinary places of life Simeon & Anna Simeon, righteous and devout

Encounters seeing God at work in the ordinary places of life Simeon & Anna Simeon, righteous and devout engaged the story of God heard the voice of God obedient to the calling of God

Encounters seeing God at work in the ordinary places of life Luke 2:34-35 Simeon & Anna

Encounters seeing God at work in the ordinary places of life Simeon & Anna Simeon, righteous and devout Mary, a sword-pierced heart

Encounters seeing God at work in the ordinary places of life Simeon & Anna Simeon, righteous and devout Mary, a sword-pierced heart “let it be to me as you have said”

Encounters seeing God at work in the ordinary places of life Luke 2:36-38 Simeon & Anna

Encounters seeing God at work in the ordinary places of life Simeon & Anna Simeon, righteous and devout Mary, a sword-pierced heart Anna, the prophet worshiped night and day

Encounters seeing God at work in the ordinary places of life Luke 2:39-40 Simeon & Anna

Encounters seeing God at work in the ordinary places of life Simeon & Anna A ceremony with no details? What‘s the point of the story?

Encounters seeing God at work in the ordinary places of life Simeon & Anna They were old!

Encounters seeing God at work in the ordinary places of life Simeon & Anna This is what the LORD Almighty says: “Once again men and women of ripe old age will sit in the streets of Jerusalem, each of them with cane in hand because of their age. The city streets will be filled with boys and girls playing there.” Zechariah 8:4-5

Encounters seeing God at work in the ordinary places of life Simeon & Anna They were old!

Encounters seeing God at work in the ordinary places of life Simeon & Anna Our communities depend on memory to understand what makes us who we are. If you think life is fundamentally about consuming and not about such memories, then the elderly have no place in your world. Stanley Hauerwas

Encounters seeing God at work in the ordinary places of life Simeon & Anna But I believe that the older you get, the more obligations you have to those who are part of your life to remember your mistakes—and the mistakes of the community—so you can be part of the articulation necessary, hopefully to avoid some of those mistakes in the future. Stanley Hauerwas

Encounters seeing God at work in the ordinary places of life Simeon & Anna They were old! Reminding us of the faithfulness of God in the past Teaching us to hear the voice of God in the future

Encounters seeing God at work in the ordinary places of life Simeon & Anna They were old! It takes a community!

Encounters seeing God at work in the ordinary places of life