In the Gospel of Luke, the Christmas story reads like an Old Testament miracle story. It begins in the Temple with faithful Zechariah and Elizabeth and ends in the Temple with devout and godly Simeon and Anna. For the Gospel of Luke, the Christmas story is more than just what happened in Bethlehem! Not only does Luke tells us about Jesus’ birth in Bethlehem, but he also tells us stories before Jesus was born — John the Baptist’s birth; and after Jesus was born — His first visit to the Temple in Jerusalem. That visit to the Temple is our focus for today!