Orphaned at an early age, and now caring for his uncle's sheep, a young shepherd named Jacob felt a deep loneliness in his heart. Dutiful and caring, however, he searches one night for his two lost sheep. He later returns to learn from his jubilant cousin, Aram, that while he was gone, angels had proclaimed a wondrous birth and shepherds rejoiced that they had witnessed the newborn Messiah! Having missed such a wonder, the young shepherd is disconsolate and filled with heartache. Aram then urges Jacob to come with him to the stable, still hoping to see the baby. What will Jacob discover? And, how can it transform his life?