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  • "Simeon's Song: What a Way to Go!" (Sermon for the First Sunday after Christmas, on Luke 2:22-40)

    12/29/2012 7:51:36 PM PST · by Charles Henrickson · 4 replies
    stmatthewbt.org ^ | December 30, 2012 | The Rev. Charles Henrickson
    “Simeon’s Song: What a Way to Go!” (Luke 2:22-40)This month we have been spending the Advent and Christmas seasons in the Gospel of Luke. All of our sermons have come from there, particularly from Luke’s so-called “Infancy Narrative,” chapters 1 and 2, dealing with the events surrounding the birth of Christ. We’ve especially been looking at the canticles we find in Luke 1-2, those poetic, psalm-like pieces included there. We’ve looked at three so far: Mary’s song, the Magnificat; Zechariah’s song, the Benedictus; and the song of the Christmas angels, the Gloria in Excelsis. Now today we wrap up this...