Simeons moment by ron dicianni biography

One of my favorite images at Christmas is Ron DiCianni's work, Simeon's Moment. DiCianni is a brilliant artist. Years ago, I bought a box of Christmas cards with characters from the Christmas story created by him.

His painting is not sentimental. It is bold and passionate - an explosion of character and story.

Who was Simeon?

Simeons moment by ron dicianni biography wikipedia

He was a man of who was righteous and devout.

He was apparently elderly, since he speaks as someone in his final days of life. At that time the world was dark and full of despair, and many people did not  believe in God, or they  believed in multiple gods who were distant and powerless.

"And there was then in a man whose name was Simeon; and he was an upright man, fearing God and waiting for the comfort of : and the Holy Spirit was on him."

Luke 2:25

Simeon was like a warrior of faith in dark times.

Everyone around him despaired, but Simeon did not because of his faith in God. Simeon believed that God’s promises were true. He had