"Mary and Joseph take Jesus to the temple to present him to the Lord, but no sooner have they entered than a man and a woman immediately fight over him: Jesus does not belong to the temple, he belongs to man. He belongs to us, to all thirsty men and women, to those who never stop searching and dreaming, like Simeon; to those who can see beyond, like Anna, and are enchanted by a newborn baby, because they feel God as the future. Jesus is not welcomed by the priests, but by an elderly man and woman without status, two lovers of God whose eyes are clouded by old age but still lit up with desire. It is the old age of the world that welcomes the eternal youth of God into its arms. :q:it:Ermes Ronchi, Gesù, la luce preparata per i popoli, avvenire.it, 13 January 2014 (in Italian)."

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