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My encounter with Angels.

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Ian42 Thu 19-Apr-12 18:24:14

I have encountered Angels three times in my life. By the way they do not have wings as usually stated, especially at Christmas times. My first encounter was when I had taken a group of nurses to a theatre in London. I had to wait around a couple of hours or more, so I had parked the bus/coach on the Embankment. I was feeling quite lonely at the time and had started to nod off or so I thought, when there was a knock on the bus door. At first I thought it was some rough guy looking for trouble, yet there was something different, and I had a feeling I knew him, even today I cannot explain. I shared my soft drink with him and he shared his bagels with me, and we talked, what we talked about I cannot remember it was probably spiritual and about music, books and loads of things. Anyway the time seemed to speed by and it was soon time to pick up the nurses, however I could not remember how and when he left, but I felt inredibably peaceful and no longer lonely.
My second encounter was on a train journey from Westgate-on-Sea to London, I was reading a spiritual book 'The Cross and the Switchblade.' ('The Cross and the Switchblade' is a book written in 1963 by pastor "David Wilkerson" with John and Elizabeth Sherrill. It tells the true story of Wilkerson's first five years in New York City, where he ministered to disillusioned youth, encouraging them to turn away from the drugs and gang violence they were involved with. The book became a best seller, with more than 15 million copies distributed in over 30 languages.) When at one station a group of young lads came on and started shouting about, so I kept my head down and continued to read my book. I was aware of the loud lads, but I just kept reading, I knew there was no more stations until London, however I looked up once and saw a large man sitting on the seat opposite me, he just smiled at me and I got back to my book. The lads were getting more and more rowdy, upsetting other passengers, yet they never even approached me or the man, and when I got out at the station in London the man smiled a waved at me as I walked down the platform, and I soon lost him in the crowd. To this day I am convinced he was an Angel sent to protect me.
The third encounter was very quick and simple, I had been on my first long retreat of eight days in silence and I was travelling on the underground into London after the retreat and my mind was feeling negative wondering if I had really encountered God through it. A man who was on the train when I got on, for I had sat next to him, and as he got off at a station near London he said to me; 'You encountered God this week,' and then got off. I am sure he was an Angel come to confirm to me that I had definitely encountered God.
I have no doubt about my encounters with angels, however I also know there are sceptics out there that will knock them down, it is up to you whether you believe it or not, I believe it and that is all that really matters.

iamjingl Thu 19-Apr-12 21:34:11

jeni what's the matter? Why are you sad?

iamjingl Thu 19-Apr-12 21:35:27

shock Are you trying to tell me something about out-of-date Angel Delight?!

jeni Thu 19-Apr-12 21:40:11

Exhausted! Goodnight!

Anagram Thu 19-Apr-12 21:42:19

Don't worry about the propane, jingl. It'll only give you gas.....grin

iamjingl Thu 19-Apr-12 21:43:14

OH, very good!! grin

NannaAnna Fri 20-Apr-12 00:08:05

Hi Ian42 You say angels (in your experience) don't have wings. What about Lorna Byrne's accounts? She describes many of the angels she interacts with every day of her life as being of the very traditional 'wings and gowns' type.
I have never 'seen' an angel, but I know my guardian angel has saved me a number of times in my life.

Greatnan Fri 20-Apr-12 06:43:16

How many angels can dance on the point of a needle? smile

granjura Fri 20-Apr-12 09:24:41

I have real difficulty with the concept of a guardian angel. Why would 'my' guardian angel same 'me'?????? and let all the others die in abject poverty, famine, suffering. All those children starving and killed by war?

Ariadne Fri 20-Apr-12 09:24:46

Greatnan grin

iamjingl Fri 20-Apr-12 09:36:48

I don't believe in 'guardian' angels. Not sure about 'angels' at all tbh.

Maybe part of someone who has gone before us, stays around spiritually.

Nice to think so. smile

iamjingl Fri 20-Apr-12 09:38:20

Is there a punch line Greatnan? Does Ariadne know it already? confused

Ariadne Fri 20-Apr-12 14:13:16

No - there is no answer. It's the great metaphysical question that Thomas Aquinas et al spent much of their life pondering, and is to do with the substance of angels. Yawn...I remember why I gave up philosophy!

iamjingl Fri 20-Apr-12 14:15:34

Crikey!

Thought about some strange things, didn't they?

Ariadne Fri 20-Apr-12 14:21:50

Didn't they just! smile

iamjingl Fri 20-Apr-12 14:36:15

From Wikipedia: "In modern usage, this question also serves as a metaphor for wasting time debating topics of no practical value".

That's what you meant, isn't it Greatnan? grin

iamjingl Fri 20-Apr-12 14:38:22

Well, this is a different form of procrastination. I have been reading up about Thomas Aquinas. grin hmm

Back to the baking/ironing!

Ariadne Fri 20-Apr-12 14:39:06

Bet she did! Very true, in context! But I do like a bit of time wasting.

Greatnan Fri 20-Apr-12 14:39:42

Yes.

Ariadne Fri 20-Apr-12 14:48:34

Thank you, Greatnan smile You reactivated my brain cells for a moment!

Ian42 Fri 20-Apr-12 14:59:08

Unfortunately it looks like you lot are sceptics, but God Bless you anyway!

iamjingl Fri 20-Apr-12 15:02:12

Ian I'm not entirely sceptical about angels.

Could it be that your 'angels' were, in fact, kind people that God guided in your direction?

Or perhaps you are right. Who can say? smile

Anagram Fri 20-Apr-12 15:08:26

I'm inclined to agree with you, iamjingl, although they could have been Angels appearing in human form, which is apparently quite common.

As for them not having wings, there are many reports of winged Angel sightings - I expect it depends what you expect to see.

jeni Fri 20-Apr-12 15:12:29

If I started seeing angels with or without wings, I'd reach for the antipsychotics!

Greatnan Fri 20-Apr-12 15:12:37

Yes, sceptical just about describes me.

janthea Fri 20-Apr-12 15:16:23

A question - if you believe in angels, do you believe in fairies! If not what's the difference between them grin Not a joke. I just wondered!