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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.

SOOP Sat 21-Apr-12 12:19:55

Do I need to ask Geraldine to change my name...for modesty's sake? Geraldine may I have my name toned down, please? I hate to cause offence grin

Anagram Sat 21-Apr-12 12:20:35

You are a stirrer, iamjingl!

Don't worry, SOOP, at least we know who you are...wink

SOOP Sat 21-Apr-12 12:25:21

Anagram I had no intention of shouting my name. Now that I know better, I'm serious about changing the type. Is there anyone else who need to know what iamjingl tells me about "shouting"? Geraldine Please help! grin

ninnynanny Sat 21-Apr-12 12:30:58

Ian42 I believe there are good kind people [Angels perhaps] who want to give something back to the world and make it a better place. I also believe there is terrible evil in the world, people who just want to destroy things. I also believe in an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth! I worry about the future for my grandchildren living in this troubled world.

imjingl Sat 21-Apr-12 12:34:31

SOOP stop it!

GERALDINE - she's only mucking about! shock

grin

SOOP Sat 21-Apr-12 12:36:25

To all those who know who I am, I have emailed Geraldine with a request that my forum name be printed in lower case. smile

Anagram Sat 21-Apr-12 12:39:54

Now look what you've done, iamjingl! shock

imjingl Sat 21-Apr-12 12:40:30

It was that Bagitha who suggested the capital letters wasn't it!

hmm

imjingl Sat 21-Apr-12 12:40:41

wink !!!

imjingl Sat 21-Apr-12 12:41:22

Don't blame me Anagram!

It was the Bags.

jeni Sat 21-Apr-12 12:42:30

Weren't the cherubim who guarded the ark of the covenant rather fearsome looking beasts? I've heard them described somewhere as some thing like chinthins.
Didn't the seraphim have 6wings? Woth twain he covered his face With twain he covered his feet and with twain he did fly?
I can't work out the anatomical musculature for this being! confused

bagitha Sat 21-Apr-12 12:49:13

Always causing trouble, That Bagitha.

bagitha Sat 21-Apr-12 12:49:50

Hey, jings darling, I've just spotted my next name change.

bagitha Sat 21-Apr-12 12:51:53

jeni, DD has brought home a sheet of avatars — pictures thereof, partly coloured in by her — from school. She thinks they are associated with buddhism.

bagitha Sat 21-Apr-12 12:53:05

But she got confused because the RE teacher changed when the school had to re-jig for a bit while the HT was ill.

And they had been learning about Ganesha.

confused

bagitha Sat 21-Apr-12 12:53:37

Still, it probably doesn't matter.

imjingl Sat 21-Apr-12 12:57:16

you been on the weed again jens?

jeni Sat 21-Apr-12 13:10:33

I've heard a theory that Jesus, Buddha,etc:were all avatars of God!
Me, I'm blue, 7ft tall and fat!sad

Anagram Sat 21-Apr-12 13:12:20

I think that makes sense, jeni! (not the last bit! grin)

SOOP Sat 21-Apr-12 13:13:24

...only when you've been on the weed, jeni. Got any going spare? wink

jeni Sat 21-Apr-12 13:15:00

Only what my gardener pulled out of the pool yesterday. Will that do?

SOOP Sat 21-Apr-12 13:29:09

jeni a bit soggy maybe! I guess I'll have to wait for the GN anniversary do. Was it Carol who who did the honours when we had the hospital bed getogether? wink

bagitha Sat 21-Apr-12 13:31:25

I'm with anagram and really like that avatar notion. It explains quite a lot quite well.

Carol Sat 21-Apr-12 13:32:08

No I missed it unfortunately. smile

Carol Sat 21-Apr-12 13:33:43

That was in answer to SOOP. My, you have to be quick on here! smile