Simple Simeon By Quin Hillyer

A man in Jerusalem, whose name was Simeon, was just and devout, "waiting for the consolation of Israel."

Having lived long enough to see the newborn Jesus brought to the Temple for Jewish rites, Simeon praised God, saying, "Mine eyes have seen thy salvation, which thou hast prepared before the face of all people; a light to lighten the Gentiles, and the glory of thy people Israel."

According to the American Religious Identification Survey in 2001, 81.1 percent of Americans are Christian, and another 1.4 percent are Jewish.

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