Article September 15, 1997 Issue

Angels are always with us

Linda Conradi

I Have relied on God's angels to guide every facet of my life. As a child, I memorized the spiritual definition of angels from Science and Health: "God's thoughts passing to man; spiritual intuitions, pure and perfect; the inspiration of goodness, purity, and immortality, counteracting all evil, sensuality, and mortality" (p. 581). I had an experience that reminded me of "the inspiration of goodness."

A few days before Christmas I had flown to a city I had never visited. The last leg of my trip was to be by commuter train to a large metropolitan city. It was already dark when the shuttle bus from the airport dropped me at the train station. While I purchased my ticket, a train came and went. Since this station was served by both the local commuter train and Amtrak, people said, "Oh, there will be another train along soon."

I was soon alone on the platform, however, feeling desolate, cold, and deeply regretting my transportation choices. It had been a long day. I was feeling pretty discouraged when the thought came, "You could sing hymns." I recalled the countless times when hymns had been a comfort to me. The words of this hymn came to mind, reminding me of God's care (Christian Science Hymnal, No. 9):

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