The Shepherd's Walk

<p class=ql-align-center><strong>I was 15 years old</strong></p><p class=ql-align-center><strong>the night the angels came.</strong></p><p class=ql-align-center></p><p>Thirty years had passed since we made the trip to the stable in Bethlehem-30 years since we witnessed the miracle.</p><p>I wanted more than anything to believe the Messiah had come to earth. But where had he been over the past 30 years? There had been no more visits by angels; no more appearances of one we called the Messiah.</p><p>Where did he go? Back to heaven? Was he still living in Bethlehem? Or somewhere else?</p><p>Why hadn't he done something to confirm his coming to earth?</p><p></p>