This message looks at the people that God picked to be the first eye-witnesses of the Christ child: the shepherds. This story is probably familiar to us. We sing about them, we place them at our nativity scenes. But let's be careful not to just skim over them without carefully examining the wonder of it. Remember, we are looking at different surprises surrounding that first Christmas to see what they reveal. And there is a message here about our search for God that brings hope to our lives.