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Luke 2:8-20

8In that region there were shepherds living in the fields, keeping watch over their flock by night. 9Then an angel of the Lord stood before them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were terrified. 10But the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid; for see—I am bringing you good news of great joy for all the people: 11to you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, who is the Messiah, the Lord. 12This will be a sign for you: you will find a child wrapped in bands of cloth and lying in a manger.” 13And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host, praising God and saying, 14“Glory to God in the highest heaven, and on earth peace among those whom he favors!”

15When the angels had left them and gone into heaven, 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.” 16So they went with haste and found Mary and Joseph, and the child lying in the manger. 17When they saw this, they made known what had been told them about this child; 18and all who heard it were amazed at what the shepherds told them. 19But Mary treasured all these words and pondered them in her heart. 20The shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all they had heard and seen, as it had been told them.

The Friendly Beasts: Sheepish Ramifications

I said the sheep, with curly horn
I gave Him my wool for a blanket warm
He wore my coat on Christmas morn
I said the sheep, with curly horn

Baaaaaaa! [Sheep pokes head out of hiding]

Is it safe to come out yet? Are the angels gone? Don't be afraid, they said. Baaaaaa!

Tell me this...what would you do if you saw the whole choir flying around 50 feet up in the air, in the middle of the night, singing halelujah? I'll tell you what you'd do. You'd fertilize the paaaaasture, just like I did, that's what. Don't be afraid, my aaaaaaanyhow, I guess it's safe enough, here in the stable.

Donkey over there thinks he's pretty smart. And cow over there, well, he don't seem to think much at all. And then there's the baby. [sighs]. The baby...

Well, maybe now we all finally get some-- AAAAAAAAAAHH!!! WHAT WAS THAT NOISE???

What? I'm a sheep! I get a little nervous when I'm away from the rest of the flock. But somebody had to stay behind. Somebody had to stay to keep an eye on the baby. We came all the way from Maaaaaaaamre, three nights ago, when those angels appeared in the sky and said we would find the baby wrapped in cloth. Well, there's the baby. There's the cloth. And here we are. [looks around nervously]

I got a baaaaaaaaad feeling about all this. What if the shepherd doesn't come back? What if the cow eats the baby? What if--what if that star falls out of the sky and lands on the stable and it catches fire and burns us all to a crisp???

What? I can't help it. I'm a sheep.