Homeless shepherds

Thursday December 29th, Luke 2: 8 And there were shepherds living out in the fields nearby, keeping watch over their flocks at night. 9An angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were terrified. 10 But the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid. I bring you good news that will cause great joy for all the people. 11 Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you; he is the Messiah, the Lord. 12 This will be a sign to you: You will find a baby wrapped in cloths and lying in a manger.” Jesus was born homeless in a feed trough. The first ones to hear the good news of the birth of the Messiah were the shepherds, who were living…. out in the fields. They may not have been homeless by some standards, but their shelter and job security was at the bottom of the economic ladder of the time. Babies, animal feed troughs in a barn, shepherds living out in the fields…. is this any way to bring the savior of the world, the messiah, into the world?? It is if you are God and wish to be the God of all who were created in the image of God and called good.