The Catholic Calendar
and Daily Meditation
Thursday, February 2, 2012
Feast of the Presentation of the Lord
Scripture from today's Liturgy of the Word:
http://new.usccb.org/bible/readings/020212.cfm
Malachi 3:1-4
Psalm 24:7, 8, 9, 10
Hebrews 2:14-18
Luke 2:22-40
A reflection on today's Sacred Scripture:
Now Master, You Can Let Your Servant Go in Peace. . . .
For two thousand years and more,
the people of Israel awaited the Savior.
John came baptizing
and some asked,
"Is it He?"
And how many others through the ages?
Each time a prophet came,
each time a fool had some wild idea,
each time a conqueror thrashed through the land,
the people with wild surmise sought a Savior.
And Simeon sees a babe taken
for a ritual purification
and knows, knows without question,
that this is the one.
This is the child;
this is the Savior who would
transform Israel.
Seeing the Savior,
knowing the will of the Lord,
Simeon could say,
"Oh Lord, now I have seen
what has so long been promised,
and I am ready to go home,
knowing that the salvation of your
people is a certainty."
Jesus came as Savior;
seen from infancy, He was God's
gift to the world. And so He remains
for us today - Lord, Brother, Servant
and Messiah.
And we His servants can go in Peace
because He leads the way in Love.
::: JuandelaCruz | email: sriddle415(at)yahoo(dot)com
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