1. It is hard to see clearly these days. While we have never been able to see as much as we would like, today we are more aware of our inability to perceive things as they really are.
  2. What is Jesus' conception of, “How is God’s kingship made effective?” It would happen through preaching.
  3. We begin in ignorance and we end in ignorance. But, in the midst of our ignorance, Jesus is walking with us.
  4. As Simeon sang, you might lead your hearers in a song of defiant and hopeful confidence to close out a year characterized by death and despair.
  5. At the center of this gospel reading is a conversation. It was of the memorable variety. It involved a peasant girl from a small town and a mighty messenger from God.

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