And she was. Instead of looking outward, I looked inward that afternoon. I realized something strange. A person with very little had demonstrated that strength starts from within, not from the outside. Originally, I presumptuously thought I was going to give a message to her, but instead she gave one to me.
Angels come in many forms.
When we listen to the messages of our experiences our lives light up with the flame of Gods Presence. Wherever we happen to be, we can take off our shoes and recognize, not only the holiness of the place where we happen to be standing, but we recognize also that God does not reserve love for us for certain times or places. God conveys love not just to those who come to Temple or who celebrate a Shabbat meal. God does not reserve love for us only under certain conditions. God stands ever present to us no matter how low we have sunk, no matter how depraved we may have become, no matter how desperate our situation.