What do you want to be like when you are old?
What qualities have you admired in people who are old?
What qualities do you hope to avoid as you become aged yourself?
When Mary and Joseph took Jesus to the temple at the age of forty days, they encountered two aged people: Simeon and Anna. Both had lived long and well with God.
Read Luke 2:21-40
If you had been a bystander observing these events, what would have impressed you and why?
What did Simeon know about the past and the future? (vv. 29-35)
Why do you think Simeon felt he was ready for God to dismiss him from this life?
What would you like to see happen so that at the end of your life you could say “Lord, now dismiss your servant in peace”?
Why might you say that Anna’s life was difficult but fulfilling?
How did God use Anna?
What do you admire about the aged characters in this story?
What could you do now to prepare for an old age that is at peace with God?
Take time this week to pray for an older person who has been an example to you aging gracefully with God.
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