“he took Him up in his arms and blessed God and said: “Lord, now You are letting Your servant depart in peace, According to Your word; For my eyes have seen Your salvation Which You have prepared before the face of all peoples, A light to bring revelation to the Gentiles, And the glory of Your people Israel.”” – Luke 2:28-32 . “Simeon has seen salvation in this infant Jesus, because Jesus is salvation” – St. basil the Great . “Now, carrying the divine infant on his arms to present Him before God, Simon perceived that he, actually is not the one who present the infant, but the other way round; Namely Simon is the one presented to God by him. For the son is not to be presented to his father by the servant, but it is the son who present the servant to the father………He who depart in peace is actually presented as an offering to the Lord.” – St. Epharim the Syrian