Have you ever felt like a social outcast? Have you ever felt overlooked because the work that you did in school or in your vocation was not all that glamorous? Shepherds in the time of Christ Jesus would have been able to relate. in Fact, had there been the show “Dirtiest Jobs” at the time, they may have done a special just on the role and duty of a shepherd! Shepherds were considered to be ceremonially unclean due to working with the animals that they cared for. They were cut off from the presence of God in regards to their limited access to the Temple. Yet when Jesus was born, something marvelous happened! Rather than a parade welcoming in the birth of Jesus, God sent His Angels to tell the shepherds watching over their folks of the Great News! This week in the teaching series The Journey, we learn of a group of shepherds who were given the incredible privilege and honor of meeting the Christ Child moments after He was born. Our desire and prayer is that you will be encouraged by this teaching. There is Hope for all, and He is Jesus!