The number of people who have encountered angels is astounding. As I said before, we don't talk about those things very much. People might think we are crazy. However, the more likely scenario is that once we told our story they would tell theirs. In the spirit of openness, I will share my angel story.
About fifteen years ago when I was in a dark and frightening time of my life I ended up as an adviser at a Youth Conference. The campus of a university was covered with about six hundred teenagers. I had responsibility for providing small group leadership twice a day for about ten of them. Each day ended with everyone gathering for music. Six hundred adolescents singing and jumping up and down as the band played was something to behold. One evening, feeling very alone in the middle of the crowd, I was standing along the wall of theatre. No one was near me. All of sudden I had the sense that someone was behind me and had put their hands on my shoulders. It felt warm, comforting and familiar as if it were the hands of a friend. I turned around to speak to whoever it was and there was no one there. I believe it was an angel providing comfort when life seemed hopeless and a reminder that I was not alone. It helped me deal with life as it unfolded. The following months were difficult but the sense that I was not alone carried me through. Angels do visit at the oddest times in the strangest places.
About fifteen years ago when I was in a dark and frightening time of my life I ended up as an adviser at a Youth Conference. The campus of a university was covered with about six hundred teenagers. I had responsibility for providing small group leadership twice a day for about ten of them. Each day ended with everyone gathering for music. Six hundred adolescents singing and jumping up and down as the band played was something to behold. One evening, feeling very alone in the middle of the crowd, I was standing along the wall of theatre. No one was near me. All of sudden I had the sense that someone was behind me and had put their hands on my shoulders. It felt warm, comforting and familiar as if it were the hands of a friend. I turned around to speak to whoever it was and there was no one there. I believe it was an angel providing comfort when life seemed hopeless and a reminder that I was not alone. It helped me deal with life as it unfolded. The following months were difficult but the sense that I was not alone carried me through. Angels do visit at the oddest times in the strangest places.
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