It was like an angel coming to me from the future to reassure me about the present. I awoke from the dream feeling so fulfilled and unafraid about living and dying. Some people speak of their departed spouses or family members as being the ones who have helped them the most to know that they have nothing to fear in living and dying. In witnessing the calm and peaceful death of a loved one, we may have entertained angels unawares. We may have experienced the presence of an angel, a messenger from God, in witnessing a profound moment of their faith and calm about death and the life to come.
People can be angels in our life.
People can bear and embody the message of love for us in ways that we cannot see it in our own minds without some tangible help. Paul affirmed that saints are not people who are perfect. Saints are people who are made whole and perfect in God s sight. If we expect them to be perfect, we will be disappointed. If we can fully appreciate the message they bring from God, then we can accept their imperfections along with the taste of Divine love that they bring.