More angels here than the heavenly variety

" ... But his angels here are human, not the shining host above; for the drum beats of his army are the heartbeats of our love." Maurice Lawton Wostenholm, Hymn 207 WOV.

So this is a new week and all that has gone on for me is slowly moving into the recent past. Like each day there is a night and then the dawn will surely follow. I have experienced such love and support that it has reminded me, yet again, that not all Angels are the heavenly variety. For me this is captured in the words above, taken from a favourite hymn from my church days. Thank you so much, for all the messages of support, for flowers and cards and especially to those of you that braved travel through the wet and snowy weather to come to Whanganui and then head home again negotiating the road closures.

The way people come into my life when I need them, it's wonderful and it happens in so many ways. Somebody comes along and helps me get right.

A friend of mine who writes so beautifully put it so much better than I could this week. She wrote in Facebook: "Angels are real - I see in you a shy thoughtful being, struggling sometimes - with wings too large, a halo that won't stay level, nobody's perfect, we try - we fail, but the Angel in You remains - despite your efforts to escape. So 'Hello Angel'. Angels don't need shiny clothes - or elaborate manifestation, they work in small subtle ways - as you do every day. Bless you, my little Angels." Vicky Weston.

We are all so lucky to have Angels waiting to help us at any moment we ask for their help. I'm not sure why it is, but asking is sometimes the hardest thing to do.
But the Universe has that sorted too.

I believe Angels are assigned to us, even if we haven't asked.

So my friends, welcome to a new week, and please invite your angels to work with you, even in the small everyday things - they are always there for the big things of life. Arohanui.
Shirley-Joy