I’ve been thinking so much about angels lately. I’m so grateful to feel like I have a personal angel in my sweet Benny. I feel often that he is watching over me, helping me understand things, bringing thoughts to my mind, and encouraging me when I need it. He was an angel here on earth, and I know he’s now my literal angel on the other side of the veil.
One thing that’s been impressing upon my mind as well is how Benny can be there for other people as well. As much as I want to keep him all to myself, I’ve felt very real impressions over the past few months about how Benny is watching out for others. Some I know and even some I don’t. I love that my angel boy is busy on the other side looking out for and trying to help as many people as he can. He really is the sweetest boy.
A good friend sent me a text yesterday with a picture that I’m very familiar with and have seen many times. It’s a well-known painting and one that seems to speak to the hearts of many.
When my friend sent me this picture, she drew my attention to the fact that some of the angels in the painting were little boys.
Boys.
Just like my Benny.
I’d never noticed that before.
I’ve always seen this painting and viewed it from the context of the woman kneeling in need of support, but I’ve never paid much attention to the angels coming from heaven to support her. Until yesterday when my friend pointed it out. And it about made my heart burst out of my chest.
I love thinking of my sweet angel watching over me and supporting me when I need it. And as I mentioned above, I love (perhaps even more) the idea of my angel boy being there to support others when they need it.
There are so many angels in our lives, if we’re willing to take a look around and see them. Some we can literally see, and some we can only see with our hearts. But they’re there. They’re all around us, watching and waiting to help us when we need. Just like the picture shows.
I’ve always loved this quote by Elder Jeffrey R. Holland, which was shared in our Sunday School lesson yesterday and comes from his powerful talk “The Ministry of Angels”:
“I have spoken here of heavenly help, of angels dispatched to bless us in time of need. But when we speak of those who are instruments in the hand of God, we are reminded that not all angels are from the other side of the veil. Some of them we walk with and talk with—here, now, every day. Some of them reside in our own neighborhoods. Some of them gave birth to us, and in my case, one of them consented to marry me. Indeed heaven never seems closer than when we see the love of God manifested in the kindness and devotion of people so good and so pure that angelic is the only word that comes to mind.”
We have been incredibly blessed by angels in our lives over the past few months. There have been so many, more than we could ever even count. I’m grateful to have many of those experiences captured here through our posts, because it’s powerful to be able to look back and read of the many miracles that have come our way as a result. I’m also grateful that there continue to be angels in our lives, even as things have gotten back to “normal.” Heaven knows we still need help at times, and somehow there is an angel (or many) always right there when we need. Goodness, the Lord is so good to send His angels.
I believe in angels with all my heart. The ones I can see and the ones I can’t. The ones who I’ve known my whole life and the ones I’ve not yet met. I’m so grateful for angels. And as much as it hurts that he’s not here now, I’m grateful to know I have a special angel in heaven who watches over me and helps me when I need him. And who helps others when they need him, too.
My sweet little Benny. Heaven’s perfect angel.
One thing I know, Benny watches over his mama!!!