Waiting for News: The News of Advent
Week 3: The News of Advent
Episode 5: Read Luke 2:22-36
The Long Waiter – Simeon
“Sovereign Lord, as You have promised, You may now dismiss Your servant in peace. For my eyes have seen Your salvation, which You have prepared in the sight of all nations — a light for revelation to the Gentiles, and the glory of Your people Israel.”
Luke 2:29
“Almighty God, give me wisdom to perceive You, intelligence to understand You, diligence to seek You, patience to wait for You, and eyes to behold You…”
Benedict of Nursia
The Faithful Watcher – Anna
“And there was a prophetess, Anna…She was advanced in years, …She did not depart from the temple, worshiping with fasting and prayer night and day. And coming up at that very hour she began to give thanks to God and to speak of him to all who were waiting for the redemption of Jerusalem.”
Luke 2:36-38
“If you have not chosen the Kingdom of God first, it will in the end make no difference what you have chosen instead.”
William Law
Expectant waiting for reliable promises is never disappointed.
“While other worldviews lead us to sit in the midst of life’s joys, foreseeing the coming sorrows,
Christianity empowers us to sit in the midst of this world’s sorrows, tasting the coming joy.”
Tim Keller
The Good News has come, and it was worth the wait.
The Carol: Joy to The World
Words by: Isaac Watts
Music by: Lowell Mason
Find Sheet Music Here
