I had headed to work only to arrive and discover that I'd run out of insulin pump supplies and would need to immediately head back home because my pump. I was frustrated by the inconvenience, of course... but that was because I didn't know that God was bringing me back so that I could be there for my family...
Jessica was out with her mom when she got the news. They'd already made plans for the girls to be with Ginger & Pat for the afternoon. This was a double blessing because 1) Jess needed the emotional support of her mother when she learned of Cynthia's death, and 2) we were going to need childcare in order to be with the family for the first intense wave...
Later, I let me work know about the passing of my sister- and that I would need bereavement time. Virtually everybody that I know reached out in support and my manager said to take off as much time as I need (even beyond policy for bereavement leave)... Then my coworker offered some crucial support.
Apparently my coworker was deputized and worked for the DA's office for 10 years. During that time she administered the Victim's of Violent Crime Relief fund. She offered to support me and help submit so that our claim could be escalated and approved right away...
I am touched.
Hebrews 13:2 Do not forget to show hospitality to strangers, for by so doing some people have shown hospitality to angels without knowing it.
The Bible talks in many places about Angels... How they surround us, look out for us, and most commonly in the Bible try appear as Normal people (no wings or halos mentioned). I think God has surrounded us with a great cloud of love. Maybe the course of events that God allows to happen because of our free will is not going to change... But I think he also makes the most of every opportunity to move hearts and show his love. Sometimes you just have to stop and consider all that aligns and happens and the way it does.
"For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord." Romans 8:38-39
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