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The shepherds had to decide: Guard the sheep or see the Lamb? In the middle of their must’s, they chose to be still.

But one person stayed present in a conversation where the obvious answer was “no" and made room.

I started wondering how it’s all going to fit together this year. How do I check off all the must’s, but balance all of the maybe’s?