Entertaining Angels :)

^“Do not neglect to show hospitality to strangers, for thereby some have entertained angels unawares.”-Hebrews 13:2

One of my very best friends once said to me that “you never know when you are entertaining angels”.  What a beautiful image!  I asked her what she meant and she explained ?

She said so often as we rush through our days, we forget to take the time to smile at someone who really needs it, or to truly listen to someone.  To help that elderly person with their groceries or thank someone for their kindness.

She said not only could angels minister to us; they minister to others and that sometimes while performing their service they can take on the shape of a human being temporarily.  So anyone we might meet in the course of our day could be an angel.

I thought about that one for a long time.  And I realized she was right.  Really, how would I know if any one I met was an angel? 

But It also made me think about how I treat others period.  How many times had I raced into the grocery store, stood impatiently in line and failed to reach out to anyone?  How many times had I seen an elderly person struggle to put their groceries in the car, and felt to busy to help them?  How many times had I listened to someone with only half an ear? How many times had I failed to thank someone?

“Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal: But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break through nor steal: For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.”-Matthew 6:19-21

And I resolved then and there, with God’s Help, to change. 

And “With God All Things Are Possible” 🙂