Getting the message: Tony D’Souza imagines the Christmas shepherds

‘Can you see how revolutionary this message was?’

by Tony D’Souza 20th December 2024

I will tell you what I know. I never speak about it, but because you have asked, I will tell you.

I was a shepherd on the hills that night. A small group of us were minding our sheep on the hills above Bethlehem. Suddenly a great light appeared before us, and we understood immediately that we should follow it down the hill to the small stable on the edge of town. I carried a young lamb on my shoulder as I felt that I should bring something.