And there were in the same country shepherds abiding in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night.

Whatever your motivation to get out of bed on this day – whether it’s to celebrate the birth of a child more than two millennia ago… or just another day in late December – may we all find the strength within ourselves to renew our common humanity on this, and every other day… and keep watch over the flock…

… that flock which is each and every one of us…