the New Testament. God is seen as having absolute authority over his servant, Simeon, and Simeon addresses God as his despoteis, indicating his total allegiance and total submission to the authority of God. As he sang his song, we read that the parents of Jesus ‘marvelled at what was said about him. Then Simeon blessed them, and said to Mary, his mother, “Behold, this child is destined to cause the falling and rising of many in Israel, and to be a sign that will be spoken against, so that the thoughts