Luke 2:8-20 (NLT)

That night, there were shepherds staying in the fields nearby guarding their flocks of sheep.  Suddenly an angel of the Lord appeared among them and the radiance of the Lord surrounded them.  They were terrified, but the angel reassured them,  "Do not be afraid," he said.  "I bring you good news that will be great joy to ALL people.  The Savoir - yes, the Messiah, the Lord - has been born today in Bethlehem, the city of David!  And you will recongnize Him by this sign: You will find a baby wrapped snuggly in strips of cloth lying in a manger."Suddenly, the angel waas joined by a vast host of others - the armies of heaven -

praising God and saying,

"Glory to God in the highest heaven, and peace on earth to those with whom god is pleased."

When the angels had returned to heaven, the shepherds said to each other,

"Let's go to Bethlehem!  Let's go see this thing that has happened, which the Lord has told us about."

They hurried to the village and found Mary and Joseph.  And there was the baby, lying in the manger. After seeing him, the shepherds told everyone what had happened and what the angel had said to them about this child.  All who heard the shepherds' story were astonished, but Mary kept all these things in her heart and thought about them often.  The shepherds went back to their flocks, glorifying and praising God for all they had heard and seen.  It was just as the angel told them.

Merry Christmas!!

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