Tuesday, January 19, 2010

The Shepherds

I wonder if we've ever had a shepherd narrator in the Easter drama.

In Luke chapter two I read that after the angel choir scared the pants off of the shepherds, they:

1 - Had a shepherd planning meeting ("Let's go to Bethlehem!").

2 - They hurried off to look for the holy family (who watched their sheep while they were gone?).

3 - They found Mary and Joseph and Jesus (did they have a GPS system back then?).

4 - After they had a spot o' tea with the fam, they "spread the word"...in other words, they told anyone who would listen about Jesus.

5 - They returned to their lonely sheep, "glorifying and praising God for all the things they had heard and seen."

I think a shepherd would have a whole lot to say, if you ask me.