Angels Among Us

Last night, my Mom, daughter, granddaughter, son and myself went to see the “Jesus” play in Branson. Every play I’ve seen there has been fantastic, but this one wins as best. Made me cry being reminded of the price Jesus paid for our salvation. But, my experience didn’t end there.

I believe God and Gary, Sr. sent me an angel. At intermission, Gary, Jr. needed to go to the restroom, like half the place did. Usually when he and I are out and he needs to go, I help him to the door and he goes in by himself. With there being a long line to just get to the door, then having to walk another length to get to a toilet, I knew I couldn’t go all the way to the stall with him. I started to really feel alone at that moment and wished for Gary, Sr. so much to be there. Gary, Sr. was his son’s hero and best friend. In case you didn’t pick up on it, Gary, Jr. is special needs. He lost his best friend in 2015 when his Dad left us to become our angel.

Tears were starting, when a man behind me asked if he needed help. I turned around to a kind face and said if he could just help him maneuver the way to a stall he could handle the rest, and thanked him. The man was holding his fingers over his throat like someone might do if they had a trach. Gary, Sr. had a trach while he was fighting for his life in the hospital.

I then went in the ladies room, and when I came out, Gary was waiting on me but the man wasn’t anywhere around. I wanted again to thank him and tell him he had no idea I was about to have a melt down when an angel appeared behind me. God bless that man!

There are many other incidences where I knew an angel was sent to me. They don’t appear with wings, glowing bright and clothed in a long white robe. They come in sometimes the most unexpected forms, like a friend who appears just when you need one. Most of the time we don’t even realize it was that angel among us when we barely missed a traffic accident, or had to detour on the way to somewhere. And, it doesn’t have to big a big event for them to appear, or we may not realize we even need them. They are just there, among us, just like the incident above.

“I believe there are angels among us, sent to us from somewhere up above.”

Alabama, Cheap Seats, RCA 1993