Angels

We (Rachel and I) had a conversation the other day about the angels that announced the birth of Christ to the shepherds.

And an angel of the Lord appeared to them and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were filled with fear. And the angel said to them, "Fear not, for behold, I bring you good news of a great joy that will be for all the people. For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord. And this will be a sign for you: you will find a baby wrapped in swaddling cloths and lying in a manger." And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God and saying, "Glory to God in the highest and on earth peace among those with whom he is pleased!"
LUKE 2:9-14

So, we were talking about how the multitude of angels made their appearance. If you see this scene in a movie, the angels are usually lined up like a choir according to height and whether they sing bass or tenor. It is a nice little arrangement of heavenly hosts.

What if it wasn't so neatly packaged? What if the sky lit up around the shepherds like they were in a planetarium? Did the angels really come out in formation or did they appear all over the sky like so many stars?

These questions are not really all that important compared to the message that they were delivering, but I do wonder if their appearance was much bigger than we typically imagine. Kind of how we think about God.

Just something to think about.

Peace.