What angels look like…
Angels…long, flowing white robes. Golden halos. Sparking iridescent wings. Thanks to popular movies and books, these are the common images that come to mind when thinking of angels. And yet, the bible says that angels in disguise are all around us. I agree. I might even upset the heavens by adding my own thoughts about angels. I am beginning to think there are angels who don’t even know they are one. Why would I venture on the boundaries of blaspheme? Because I believe I met one—I met an angel that didn’t even know she was one.
I met her in Farmington, MN on a Sunday evening. She wore a flannel jacket with dog hair and hay scraps on it. She had on faded jeans and casual slide shoes. You’d run into her in the horse aisle at Fleet Farm and assume she was an ordinary customer like yourself. But C. is not. She is an angel. Through her tears, her season of heartache, and the struggles of being a good daughter, she heard my heart. She chose to partner with my dream. She gifted me her “crew” of horses so they could love others—even though it meant they could not stay to love her on her land. THAT IS THE HEART OF AN ANGEL.
We are surrounded by them. Choose to see them. Be encouraged by them. Have hope because we encounter them daily, in their flannel jackets and faded jeans. Thank you C. for being my angel on that very special Sunday.
