Wednesday, May 31, 2023

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Good news of great joy

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. But the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid. I bring you good news

This portrait, entitled “The Adoration of the Shepherds” by Domenichino (1581-1641), hangs in the Scottish National Gallery in Edinburgh, Scotland. (Seen firsthand by the publisher in 2014; it was magnificent.)

of great joy that will be for all the people. Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you; he is Christ the Lord. This will be a sign to you: You will find a baby wrapped in cloths and lying in a manger.

Suddenly a great company of the heavenly host appeared with the angel, praising God and saying, “Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace to men on whom his favor rests.”

When the angels had left them and gone into heaven, the shepherds said to one another, “Let’s go to Bethlehem and see this thing that has happened, which the Lord has told us about.”

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– Luke 2: 8-15
(New International Version)

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