Be Amazed! In Luke 2:28-38, Simeon describes the baby Jesus as God's salvation, a light of revelation to the Gentiles and Israel's glory. Luke tells us that Jesus' parents "were amazed at what was said about him" (v. 33, NRSVue). Yet, why should they be amazed? Surely this moment with Simeon was not the most spectacular that had burst upon their lives in the past year.
