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By Sister Mary Colombiere, O.C.D., Carmelite Sisters of the Most Sacred Heart of Los Angeles, Jan. 28, 2021

Have you ever experienced conflicting emotions or feelings within yourself? Did they seem to embody such opposites that you wondered how they could co-exist in the same body? Well, you’re not alone!

Throughout his long life, Simeon knew this all too well. He was torn between the sufferings he bore and his unfailing hope.

His people had endured the delay of God’s promise to Abraham in providing descendants and the long wandering in the wilderness to reach the Promised Land, the oppression of slavery in Egypt, the apostasies of the people, the scattering of the tribes and the exile in Babylon. Even during his lifetime, his nation was subjugated to Rome. The religious leaders argued among themselves. Yet in spite of all this he stood firm in his hope that he would not face death until he had seen Salvation.  …

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