Shepherds Living Out in the Fields

And there were shepherds living out in the fields nearby, keeping watch over their flocks at night. An angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were terrified.  — Luke 2:8-9 

When Jesus was born, there were shepherds keeping watch over their flocks of sheep.

At night an angel of Lord appeared to them.

The glory of the Lord shone around them.

And they were afraid - terrified!

But the angel had come to tell them the good news of Jesus' birth.

And when they heard it, they got so excited that they ran off to tell others.

This is great news of tremendous joy!

We should be sharing it with our friends and neighbors, too.