Angel Scavenger Hunt

A few weeks ago my husband was telling the story to the children at the 8:30 Children’s Chapel.  The theme centered on light, God’s messengers and different ways that we know God’s presence.  All of a sudden, a little girl said, “shshshsh!”  Bernie didn’t hear her at first so she shushed louder.  We all got quiet.  She said, “Listen, do you hear it?”  It was that beautiful quiet that allows you to hear the sounds that are present underneath all of the noise.  Her hands were placed as if trying to hold something in the air.  She said, “There it is again – the flutter of angel wings!”  A little boy sitting close to her said that he could hear it too.  She was so excited as she looked at me and said, “Wouldn’t it be fun to go on an angel scavenger hunt?”  I said, “Yes, I think it would.”

And so, I have been on an angel scavenger hunt.  The following are just a few of the stories that I have heard from some of you:

“My daughter was hiking down into the Grand Canyon with friends. It was a hot summer day and they took a wrong turn and got off the main trail. They were getting tired and had run out of water. A man in running shorts ran up to them and told them they were on the wrong path  and  he took them to where they picked up the correct one so that they were able to get to their campsite just before dark-- very thirsty and tired. She said they were all convinced they had met an angel sent to help them.”

“I was traveling for work and became very tired.  I nodded off to sleep and was awakened by someone yelling my name.  There was no one else in the car.  The voice saved me from crashing.  I have never doubted that it was an angel or some kind of messenger from God.”

“I had been to a bar in Chicago and decided to walk back to the car. I walked and walked and walked and realized I had gotten into a very rough neighborhood. A group on a porch started yelling at me. About that time, a cab comes driving around the corner and stops right by me.   The cab driver told me to get in and he would take me wherever I needed to go. I realized that I had no money and told this to the driver. The man said, that was ok and to just get in and he would take me anyway.  I have been convinced ever since that this was an angel.”

A young girl shared a story with me that she said she hardly ever tells anyone – she didn’t think they would believe her.  She says that an angel comes into her room from time to time.  The angel usually says “follow me” she said.  The angel also talks to her when she goes to someone else’s house.  When I asked how she responds to the angel, she said that she always prays.

These are just a few of the many stories that I have heard on my angel scavenger hunt.  I am sure that there are many more angel stories out there if we would just pay attention.  I would love to hear yours!