One of the greatest and unstated issues in the west is the quick dismissal of the beauty and understanding of our elders. The young often choose the foolishness of the media and so easily (and sadly) miss the wisdom of our elders.

In the same way we miss the beauty and wisdom of our elders today, we miss the beauty and wisdom of the two elders in the Christmas Story. Way before the Magi visited, Simeon and Anna had a prophetic word for the parents of Jesus.