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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