Do you? I heard a story recently of an older man laying in a hospital bed feeling sorry for himself. He had fallen into a pit of despair. A man handing out newspapers was going around and asked the older man if he wanted a paper. The older man replied, "No, but I could sure use some prayer." The newspaper guy said, "Well, I can do that too." The stranger prayed with the elderly man, comforted him and then left. The old man felt so much better about his situation that he asked the nurses who that newspaper man was. The nurses replied saying that there wasn't any newspaper guy for the hospital, just female candy stripers. The man wasn't sure, but maybe he had experienced an angel. Does anyone else out there have a story like this? My husband and I were taking care of a group of young kids in a playground area a couple weeks ago. The kids were bouncing of the walls having a blast when we tried to calm them down and get them to make crafts. This playground area was in the corner of huge hotel atrium and many workers were looking up from the nearby restaurant to look at the kids. One chef stood by watching for a while with such delight. He went back and forth a couple times. When I realized that I didn't have a pen to write the kids names on their pictures, I turned and asked the chef if he had one. He went away but then came back with one. I wrote the kids names on their works of art and then looked over for the chef, but he was gone. It was getting close to lunch time. I look all over for him, but I ended up telling the reception that one of the workers had given me a pen, but I couldn't find him. Now, I don't think the chef was an angel, but it did get me to thinking. Are there angels here on Earth? I definitely think that people can be angelic. The chef was probably just a nice guy that I may never see again. He was angelic though. He helped me out when I was in need. Sure, it was just a pen, but I still think it is profound. He could have said no. But are there real angels? There's that Joan Osborne song, "What if God was one of us?" What if God did send angels to help us? On buses or at work, anywhere. Could there be angels among us, helping us and we don't really know about it? Or are they just angelic people? What do you think?