The Shepherd
It
was just another cold, dark night out in the fields. Some of the other shepherds and I were taking
turns watching over the sheep to protect them.
The only things we saw in the sky that night were a few stars. I was on watch, so the rest of the shepherds
were asleep.
Suddenly,
an angel appeared in the sky. I thought
I was dreaming. I was very scared. Why would an angel appear to shepherds?
Prophets were the only ones who saw angels. Then the angel said, “Do not be
afraid. I come to bring you tidings of great joy. You will find a baby lying in a manger, which
is Christ the Lord.” I woke up the other
shepherds to see the angel.
Then
a large group of angels appeared with the angel. They sang, “Glory to God in the highest! And
goodwill to men, with who He is pleased.”
It was so beautiful. It was a
sight I will never forget.
After
the angels had left, I told the other shepherds, “We must go find the baby. We
must go see the Messiah, who was promised of old.” Someone had to watch the sheep while we went
to Bethlehem, so one of the other shepherds stayed behind with the sheep.
We
found the stable next to the inn. And
Joseph, Mary, and the baby Jesus were in the stable. The baby was all wrapped up and lying in a
manger, asleep. The animals watched over
the little family. We bowed our knees
and got up close to the manager to get a closer look at the baby Jesus. We told Mary and Joseph about the angels who
had appeared to us in the fields. Mary
smiled and it looked like she was thinking about what we had told her. On our
way back to the fields, we met the innkeeper.
We told him about our angelic visitors and the baby Messiah in his
stable.
We
went back out to the fields and I thought about what we had seen and
heard. Shepherds were the lowest of the
low, but we were the first ones to hear about the newborn Messiah! It was a night I will never forget.
In the next blog post, we'll hear from Joseph, Jesus' earthly father. Thanks for reading! See you next time!
Diane
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