[NYer]

Thank you, JG, for your testimony. As you so well noted, angels are all around us but oftentimes, we are blinded to their presence. Like you, I have also found myself in similar circumstances where the opportunity to help a stranger at the door, presents itself. I still recall one particularly cold, winter morning when the opportunity to assist a stranger came but I did not respond. I had just left my home and turned onto a well traveled road. The outside temperature was nearing zero. There was a person walking down the road, carrying a large bag. My instinct was to offer them shelter in a warm car and drive them to their destination. However, being a woman and residing in a state where we are constantly reminded to be wary of strangers, and, out of fear for being late to work, I drove by the stranger. In a matter of moments, I recognized the bad decision but it was now too late to turn around and return. That moment has haunted me ever since.

On the other hand, I know several individuals who have called on their guardian angels, myself included, when in a quandary. I especially recall a blizzard on Christmas day. My daughter, then in her teens, went outside to play with one of her friends. As the storm escalated, I opened the front door to caution them but they were no where in sight. Frightened, I jumped in my car and set off to find my daughter. The snow was falling heavily and the roads were unplowed. To compound matters, it was growing dark. As I turned onto the main road, the car wheels spun but lost their grip in the deep snow. The car would not move forward or backward. I was stuck. Bewildered and panicked, I pleaded with my guardian angel for assistance. Within minutes, I noticed headlights descending the hill towards my car. It was a plow! Amazingly, there were no cars behind it. Once the plow passed, I maneuvered the car onto the paved path, driving up hill on the wrong side of the road. Still unable to locate my daughter, I decided to go home, hoping she had already returned. Darkness had now fallen as I managed to turn the car around and drive back down the paved side of the street. Strangely enough, the plow never turned around to plow the other side. Pulling into the street where we reside, the wheels spun as the car fishtailed through deep snow back to the house. My daughter was still not home. Once again, I called upon my guardian angel praying for the safe return of my daughter. Tears froze on my cheeks as I tried to shovel a path up the driveway. Suddenly, through the rapidly falling snow, I noticed the outline of someone walking down the block. It was my daughter!

Since then, I have sent my guardian angel on missions of mercy, asking him to assist someone else. I have also entrusted to my guardian angel, the list of all those people who have asked for my prayers. That has enabled me to assign one decade of the rosary each night to "those on my prayer list".

When life brings us down, our guardian angels can lift us up. They pray for us before the Lord. What a beautiful gift is our guardian angel.

[GourmetDan]

"That moment has haunted me ever since."

I remember coming home once and seeing a teenager on the side of the road surrounded by some people with a car by the side of the road with a busted windshield. He was sitting up and talking to people but the Holy Spirit told me to stop and pray for him. I didn't, making excuses that he looked OK and had plenty of people to take care of him. I found out later that the kid died.

Now there's a moment that will haunt you...

[steve86]

Since then, I have sent my guardian angel on missions of mercy, asking him to assist someone else

I consider my mother's Guardian Angel to be an Olympic-class athlete. My mom, 94, has fallen hard any number of times, including once at the Communion rail, and has never been injured. I'm convinced her Guardian Angel swoops in at the last moment and cushions the fall. What other explanation could there be for a woman of that age to fall without hurting herself? P.S. We like Padre Pio stories!

[johngrace]

Amen!

I believe you did the right thing with the man alone. I was a Overnight driver I saw some jump out of a backyard fence. They are stealing with big bags. I would radio call in to dispatch on those.

Before cell phones we would call in to dispatch emergencies to the police. The cops loved us. They would come down and thank us. You did the right thing.

Also I worked heavy crime areas. You try to be street smart.

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