Guardian Angel? Five Possible Signs You Have One
A 1993 poll by Time magazine provided one of the most detailed
looks at how Americans view angels. About two thirds of
respondents reported that they believed in angels. Nearly half
said they had a guardian angel. In fact, about a third declared
that they had experiences with their angels. The great majority
described the angel as a superior, non-human being -- the
classic religious angel. But a minority, about 15 per cent,
disagreed. They considered an angel to be a departed human being.
How can you tell if, as the popular TV show put it, you have
been "touched by an angel?"
Well, you may literally have been touched. Some report physical
contact. A South Carolina businessman accidentally fell
overboard. The boat's skipper realized some eight miles later
that he was gone, executed a perfect 180-degree turn and
miraculously found the victim in the ocean nearly an hour later,
still treading water and floating - but at the end of his
strength. As he sank, the businessman felt hands grip him,
support him and propel him to the boat.
You might see a dazzling being of light - the angel in its
native glory. A 9-year-old Iowa farm girl accidentally locked
herself in her father's refrigerated meat truck. Some time
later, slowly freezing to death, she shut her eyes and prayed
for God to "take" her to relieve her of the painful hypothermia.
Through her closed eyelids, she noticed a light. When she opened
her eyes, she saw two shimmering columns of light - beings of
some sort - that glided to her side, levitated her and carried
her to the locked door, which now opened by itself. She was
deposited outside in the hot August sun.
You might hear voices calling to you. In 1989, after her plane
took off, travel agent Shari Peterson prepared to loosen her
seat belt and take a sleeping pill. But then she heard a voice
whisper to her: "Fasten your seat belt. You're in the for the
ride of your life." Within minutes, an explosion tore a huge
hole in the plane's side - right next to her seat. She watched
in horror as nine passengers were sucked out of the plane, but
her belt, though strained, held her in place. The plane plunged
1500 feet per minute toward the ocean. Lights blacked out, and
passengers screamed or quietly spoke final words to one another.
Peterson prayed for help, and "in my mind's eye," she said, "I
saw this hand just swoop out of the clouds ... go almost under
the side and bring the plane down gently." The violent descent
stopped, and the plane limped back to safety in Honolulu amid
the cheers of the passengers.
You may have a strong feeling to do or say something - even
something that seems illogical at the time - which later turns
out to be correct course of action. 10 nights in a row,
Cincinnati office worker David Booth had nightmares of an
American airlines jet flipping over and crashing down in a huge
fireball. Every night booth woke up crying. The FAA took his
dreams seriously and tried unsuccessfully to identify the
particular jet - figuring it was either a Boeing 727 or a DC 10
from Booth's description. Booth never had the nightmares again
after May 25, 1979. On that day, actress Lindsay Wagner, TV's
Bionic Woman, had a strong negative premonition as she and her
mother were about the board an American Airlines DC-10, Flight
191, at Chicago's O'Hare airport. Wagner canceled the pair's
reservations. Seconds after takeoff, one of the jet's engines
broke off, the jet flipped over, and crashed, killing all 273
aboard in a horrible fireball.
There are other telltale signs, but perhaps the most common
indication could be a meaningful coincidence or "synchronicity."
In 1799, a suicidal William Cowper hailed a London taxi and
asked to be taken to the Thames River, where he secretly planned
to drown himself. In thick fog, the cabbie wandered aimlessly,
finally giving up the task as hopeless. He confessed to Cowper
that he was too lost to even get him back home. Cowper stepped
out of the cab and suddenly realized he was right in front of
his home! He went inside and composed a church hymn still often
sung today: God Moves in Mysterious Ways His Wonders to Perform.
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