The other day I was in the grocery checkout, second in line.

While unloading my cart I noticed the person in front of me was moving very slowly. An elderly woman bent and ravaged with osteoporosis. I kept unloading my cart and settled myself down for a longer than average wait in the checkout.

Still unloading, with my back turned to the lady I heard her cry out in pain, “OW! Oh dear! It hurts!” I turned to face her and saw why she was in pain. She was so frail and ill, the simple everyday task of lifting her purchases from the cart to the checkout was too painful for her to bear. I said to her, “Ma’am, May I unload your cart for you?” She smiled and replied, “Oh, yes you may dear. I am in so much pain. Thank you so much.” I forgot about my now falling behind timeline of other things I had to do after I left the grocery and unloaded her cart as carefully and patiently as I could.

As her items were being scanned the cashier called over a young man to help her out to her car and even asked if there was someone at home to help her unload them. There was.

The frail, sweet lady finished her purchase. She thanked the cashier for her patience and over her shoulder glanced back at me and said, “Son, thank you for your help. It was very thoughtful.” I replied to her, “Ma’am, I was glad to do it.” She stopped. Turned full around and faced me. She held my gaze for a few seconds. She wasn’t looking at me. She was looking in me.  Then she said, “I know you were glad to do it.” In a split second what was exchanged Spiritually between is indescribably to me. Every hair on my body stood on end. I felt I was interacting with something that was not of this world. It was exhilarating, joyous and to be honest a little frightening.

This very frail, ill woman looked into me.

For the longest time I have been asking the LORD if he would show me one of his angels and since this time in the checkout, I have been asking him if I indeed saw an angel. What an experience!

To paraphrase a quote from the Christian comedian Mark Lowry, “We Baptists believe in angels, but we aren’t supposed to see any. I bet the Pentecostals get to have lunch with them.”

Have you or someone you know entertained an angel?

I’d love to know.

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