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I’ll never forget that day, even though it was long ago.  All of heaven reverberated.  It’s the only time that I remember the Master sending us all down together; normally we go one or two at a time.  He also let everyone see us, which doesn’t happen very often.  I was a little surprised by how startled the Shepherds seemed; I mean didn’t that star let them know that something special was happening.  I’ve been around stars for a long time and I’ve never seen anything like that one; it lit up the sky so bright that it shone like day.  I’ve seen the moon like that before, but never a star. 

As we gathered together the song just rose up out of us.  It was something that we’d never sung before; something that we’d never practiced.  It was as though the Master put His hand on each one of us at the same time and the song just came spilling out.  It was glorious, even by heavens standards. 

I have to admit that I was surprised that the Master would send His Son down as a baby, especially to such a humble place; but that’s why He’s the Master and I’m just an angel.  In the years that followed that night it got even harder to understand the Masters’ plan; but the day He brought His Son home, we all understood that He had changed everything and that the world would never be without hope again.  When the Son took His place at the Fathers’ right hand, the heavens shook with the celebration. 

The first time that I got sent down after that, I expected there to be great celebration in the world, but I was disappointed to find that most people still chose to live in darkness.  I guess it’s just hard for an angel to understand that.  Even all these years later, I still find myself confused by it.  I remember something that I heard the Master tell one of His servants long ago, it went something like – Who has believed our report and to whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed?  That’s really the question isn’t it?  Jesus did it all so that no one ever has to live in darkness again; but who has believed it? 

We’ll gather together again this year, like we have every year since the Master sent His Son and once again we’ll sing that glorious song.  They won’t see us, but those who’ve believed our report will have ears to hear.  To them the words will be loud and clear, “Glory to God in the highest” and “on earth peace to men on whom His favor rests”.  It is a song that the world desperately needs to hear. 

Up here in heaven, we’ve been preparing for a wedding feast and the Master has promised that it will be a day like no other.  He hasn’t told us what day it will be, but I sense that it will be soon.  We’re going to sing especially loud this year, because I don’t know how many more Christmas’ we have to send the report of what Jesus did for the world.  I sure hope someone is listening down there.