Evening: Psalms 146, 147; Luke 2:15–21
Luke says the news of the Messiah’s birth came first to shepherds. They were poor, illiterate and dishonourable because they could not be home at night to protect their families. Some thought shepherds were thieves because their sheep grazed on other people's land. To these outcasts of polite society, counted with sailors, butchers, camel drivers, and other despised occupations … to these unlikely folk, the angel came with good news for all people, especially the lowly and outcast. Maybe the shepherds were first to hear this good news because they were the ones most likely to share it?
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