Children come!
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| The Shepherds- John August Swanson |
The first visitors to Jesus were the shepherds, a
group of people who lived on edges of society, a group of people who lived in
the wilderness, away from civility, viewed as the other, seen as being
incapable and untrustworthy.
There were
shepherds living in the fields, keeping watch over their flock.
An angel
of the Lord stood before them, the glory of the Lord shone around them, they
were terrified.
But the
angel said to them,
“Do not be
afraid; I am bringing you good news of great joy for all: to you is born this
day in the city of David a Savior, who is the Lord. This will be a sign for
you: you will find a child wrapped in bands of cloth and lying in a manger.”
And
suddenly there was the angel a multitude of the heavenly host, praising God and
saying,
“Glory to
God in the highest heaven,
and on
earth peace among those whom he favors!”
The
shepherds said to one another, “Let us go now to Bethlehem and see this thing
that has taken place, which the Lord has made known to us.” So they went
quickly and found Mary and Joseph, and the child lying in the manger. When they
saw this, they made known what had been told them about this child; and all who
heard it were amazed at what the shepherds told them.
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| Us Shepherds- L'Arche GWDC in Arlington- courtesy of Brian Taylor |
I see a great connection with our life as L’Arche
and the shepherds, we aren’t at the front of the line when it comes to
government policy, or even at times able to vote. We are looked at as being
different, with our own way of communicating, and at times hold different
values to those we share our neighborhoods with.
I would like to share with you this song by Nick Lowe- I was born in Bethlehem http://youtu.be/gwvfwkqagrI
Happy Christmas
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