God's Humble Visit

Phillip Yancey observed in his book, The Jesus I Never Knew:

“God’s visit to Earth took place humbly, in a berth for animals with no attendants present and nowhere to lay the new-born king but a food trough. Indeed, the event that divided history, and even our calendars, into two parts had more animals than human witnesses. For an instant, the sky grew luminous with angels. Yet, who saw that spectacle? Illiterate hirelings who watched the flocks of other `nobodies` who failed to leave their names. Shepherds had a randy reputation and other Jews lumped them together with the `godless.` Fittingly, it was they who God selected to help celebrate the birth of one who would be known as the friend of sinners.”