Simeon, an old man, was righteous and devout, a life-long student of scripture.
Although he was apparently quite aged, the Spirit of God had made it clear to Simeon that he would not die before seeing the promise of the LORD God's Messiah, A.K.A. Christ, fulfilled.
We meet Simeon in this Christmas Haiku.
Simeon
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NOTE: This is one in a series; you can find the complete series of Christmas haiku here:
🌲The Christmas Story in Ten Haiku🌲
Today's installment in a series of Christmas Haiku:
Aged scholar's hope,
Spirit-promised child, Here!
Breathing in his arms.
Elder Scholar
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it must have been awe inspiring to hold in his arms the creator of the universe. He probably often looked up at the stars in wonder and now held his breath experiencing the same frisson while gazing into the infant's eyes...
I know! It's almost beyond comprehension...
This is one of my favorite scenes in scripture. Whenever I get to hold a newborn, I am reminded of this event. :)
Thank you for posting @creatr. Lovely......
Thank you for taking time to visit and enjoy my work. 😄😇😄
Thank you very much for this post my friend @creatr.
I appreciate your valuable time in visiting and commenting on my post.
That this Christmas you receive full of peace, happiness and prosperity, with your loved ones
Ah, my friend @jlufer, I wish a very blessed and joyful Christmas to you and yours as well!
Thank you, also, for your strong support of my posts!