One night, more than 2,000 years ago there were certain shepherds keeping watch over their flock. I expect they were on the look out for animals or thieves who might sneak in and take away one or more of their sheep.
But what they saw that night wasn't a wolf or robber creeping in the darkness. No, they didn't have to strain their eyes that particular night. What they saw was bright, very bright, and it frightened them.
Today we sing about that event. But at first those shepherds did not feel like singing when the angel of the Lord appeared. If they knew it was an angel, they probably also knew it could mean judgment. Had God sent an mighty angel as an agent of His wrath?
But, thankfully, that angel had words from God which called for rejoicing rather than trembling. Those humble men were the first to be told that the birth of the savior, the messiah, the Lord, had taken place.
Indeed that was glorious news for those shepherds, as it is for us today. Indeed, it is news worth singing about.
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