crying angel

A young boy runs with reckless abandonment through the rain. His smile shines with light the dark clouds can’t hide. He is free, and he knows it.

A beautiful woman wanders through the pouring rain. From the outside you’ll be forgiven to think there is peace in her heart. The rain hides her tears. The thunder mimics her pain. She is breaking with every step she takes. Every breath weakens her tormented soul evermore. Her body lingers in the wind like an old tree that died years ago.

A few precious moments later, the little boy runs back to his mother. His knees are covered in blood… but he can’t stop smiling. Before his mother can say anything, he bursts out “Mommy, mommy I saw an angel!”

“She was so beautiful. I ran too fast and fell down. But she helped me up and her smile took away all my pain. I wasn’t even afraid when I saw the blood. She gave me a hug and it felt like the sun was shining on me. Then she said that God will always send an angel to pick me up when I fall.” With wide eyes the boy stares at his mother “Mommy, what do I need to do to be an angel like her?”

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You may feel you are terribly weak, and perhaps you are. But believe me when I say you can still mean the world to someone. You can still change the course of someone’s life forever! You don’t have to get up from the ground to make a difference… to mean something. Believe me… your life means something amazing!