Thou tellest my wanderings: put thou my tears into thy bottle: are they not in the book?
Psalm 56:8, KJV
No matter how hard I tried I couldn’t contain the tears. I was on my way to a client’s house. I decide to stop at a mall and sit down for a while until I could control myself.
When I saw a security guard watching me, I lowered my head and tried to hide my tears. He walked up and sat down next to me. I did not have the courage to look at him.
He told me that he noticed that I was very sad and then started to quote some Bible promises. They were familiar verses. I don’t need someone telling me Bible promises, I thought. I felt bad. I was proud of my knowledge of the Bible, and now there was a stranger reminding me of God’s promises.
The security guard got up, apologized, and went to his post.
Suddenly I realized that all the anguish that I had been feeling was gone. Peace filled my heart. The tears that I couldn’t control dried up. The reason for my crying had not been resolved, but I felt a strange peace, and this was all I needed. I went on my way in peace and was no longer crying.
The next day I was again close to the mall and decided to go to the security guard to thank him for his words and let him know how he had helped me. Someone else was in his place with the same uniform. I asked him where the security guard from the previous day was and described him.
He told me that there was no other security guard. I was shocked. There had to be! I had seen him. He had talked to me. He had shared God’s promises and encouraged me just when I needed it most.
Had the God who cares about every tear sent me an angel?
I believe that angels sometimes appear in human form to encourage, guide, and speak God’s peace to us. And even when we can’t see them or hear their advice, they’ll certainly be by our side when we need it.
Isabel Cristina de Almeida lives in Brazil
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