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Do you believe in angels? I used to, and then I didn't and now I do again. If you don't believe, suspend your disbelief until you have read this article to the end.
When I was little, I was brought up to believe in angels. We were a taught a little prayer which we said to our Guardian Angel every night and morning.
"Angel of God, my guardian dear; To whom God's love commits me here; Ever the day/night be at my side; To watch and guard
To rule and guide; Amen".
I didn't have a clue what it was about but it was vaguely comforting to think of a big guy with wings looking after me.
We used to say it in class at the end of the day. I liked to think about how packed that classroom must have been because there were 45 children in there too! However much I believed in my angel, (and I didn't give the poor chap much thought) I never noticed one single contribution he made to my life!
When you think about being brought up in a Christian country, the Bible stories are full of angel activity. Gabriel, Michael, Raphael, Cherubim and Seraphim litter our hymns, and just think about the heavenly hosts that terrified and inspired the poor shepherds that first Christmas Night.
That was about as much thought as I gave angels, until I was involved in a conversation where the people in the group were completely and utterly convinced about the power and influence of angels. With a cynical laugh I mocked this belief. One of the girls didn't become defensive or rude, she just asked me to suspend my disbelief. She told me that a feather would appear in an unusual and surprising place to get me to review my position.
Within an hour, when I was sitting peacefully in a place that was all leather and wood, I glanced down and there lying by my feet was a feather. Wow! That was quick. I bought a book and started to do some reading. I was bold enough to ask my angel to send me a sign if I was to continue the work I was doing, as things had gone a bit quiet. Within 30 minutes my phone started to ring and didn't stop until the end of the working day. New clients, old clients and work related things. I thought that was a good enough sign. After that, I stopped testing the angels. I don't need to, as the lines of communication are now open, and I rarely ask for help that doesn't arrive. When it doesn't come, it's generally because my request was not for my benefit.
I know lots of people think that this is all nonsense and everyone is absolutely entitled to their opinion. However when we are most in need, such powerful support is a pretty amazing thing to ignore.
As I sat beside my sister during the long night of her last hours, I wondered if she might be having an "out of body" experience as her death approached. She often spoke of such an experience when one of her children was born. She'd had a massive haemorrhage, and doctors and nurses were fighting for her life. She told me that she recalled sitting high up in a corner of the room watching all the activity, and then was suddenly whisked back in to her body.
This memory had set me wondering. I started to scan the high corners of the room mentally asking her "Are you there? Are you watching us during our vigil? I smiled to think of it, but suddenly I saw in the far corner of the room the most perfect angel shadow. I was amazed. I woke up the others in the room and we all marvelled. Of course it wasn't an angel, it was a reflection cast by a polished metal tissue box and a tissue casually pulled up. Strange thing. After my sister was buried I wanted to plant a tree for her; something organic that I could watch growing.
I wanted to plant the tree on my birthday. I kept it in a holding area until the day came. The night before the planting, nestling in the tree was a white feather. When I inspected it closer, the feather was actually stuck on to the tree with resin.
I was delighted with this, but how amazed was I when my Mother came to visit two weeks later, I took her to visit the tree and there again, just resting on a leaf- another white feather. Strange, but absolutely true. I have no doubts that my sister is well and happy in her new existence.
Jump forward to this very day. I have been agonising all week about a decision I had to make about whether or not to leave an institution of which I am a member. I love being a member, but I felt the need to move on even though it was tough. I need to spend the time in other ways. I decided to go ahead with my decision, still unsure if I was doing the right thing.
As a leaving gift I was given a glorious bouquet of flowers. What do you think had been placed right in the middle of the bouquet? Two white feathers. I think I made the right decision. Now I just have to wait for what excitement is next in store for me! Life is never dull when the big guys with wings are around!
- Jo Middlemiss is a personal Life Coach working from home in Edzell. You can contact her on (01356) 647 298.
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