What is the longest you’ve ever waited for something? When Jesus came to earth as a baby, the world had been waiting for thousands of years. Thousands of years. Imagine what it must have felt like to wait that long. Could it have been frustrating, causing anxiety and increasing fear as the years went on

Consider all of those anxious fears, and let’s imagine we are the shepherds in this story. We’ve been told the long-awaited Messiah would come. Yet hundreds of generations have come and gone, and still we wait. One night while we’re out protecting the sheep used for temple sacrifices, the glory of the Lord fills the dark skies with light and angels declaring the Messiah has come! Fears were quieted; peace had descended. Jesus was here, the prophecy would be fulfilled!