I saw another angel recently. Sometimes it is hard to
spot them because they are so good at disguises. There was no white robe on this
one. She was wearing a faded, flowered, sun dress not suited for the Winter
weather. Her coat too was well worn and probably older than my grown up son. She
didn’t have a halo. Her white hair, though, sparkled when the light hit it and
her smile shined with joy. There were no wings to be seen either. She was
walking slowly in her scuffed up shoes while she pushed her shopping cart
through the supermarket.
I knew that she was an angel, however, when at the checkout she divided her
groceries into 3 small piles. She apologized to me for doing so but explained
that she was buying food for two other elderly people who couldn’t make it out
in the bad weather. I just laughed and told her to take her time. It isn’t
everyday that you get to see an angel in action after all.
My ancient cherub squinted through her thick glasses and counted out the last of
her change to pay for the groceries. Then she picked up her full bags and
started to head out into the cold. She stopped for just a second though at a
collection bin for the local humane society and quietly dropped in a bag of cat
food and a bag of dog food. As I watched her walk into the swirling snow, I
smiled and wondered if she was going to head for a car or fly up to Heaven.
That elderly angel in disguise reminded me once again to look for the inner
angel in myself. She showed me one more time that doing good and spreading joy
can be as natural here on Earth as it is in Heaven. She let me see that sharing
God’s love is not only easy to do, it is what we are meant to do. I hope then
that all of you take the time today to find the inner angel inside yourselves. I
hope that you let that angel out to bless the world with your love. And I hope
that you always remember that you don’t need wings to fly.
Joseph J. Mazzella joemazzella@frontier.com
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