Do you know what I know?

My favorite part of that song is when the shepherd boy asks the king that question. So tonight, think of yourself alone with a flock.

In the distance are more sheep and more shepherds. The stars are bright and you are thinking of sadness and worry. Then your sky changes and what was once a field becomes a place of glory. An astonishing voice speaks as you tremble, "Do not be afraid, for behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy which will be to all people. For there is born to you this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord. And this will be the sign to you: You will find a Babe wrapped in swaddling cloths, lying in a manger.”

You rise in wonder. Then more come and the sky is no longer dark and starry. The inhabitants of heaven are singing with a voice as big as the sea: "Glory to God in the highest, And on earth peace, goodwill toward men!" You hear their words in your soul and your soul cannot stay where it is; it must move. You find a little family with a baby swaddled just as the angel said that you would. In a manger is a child. In a manger is a savior. You smile broadly and you tell the king what it that you know.

Maybe he'll say something like this: "Listen to what I say. Pray for peace people everywhere. The child, the child sleeping in the night, he will bring us goodness and light."