Angela and I lived together for many years and she was, and is, a dear friend. As all who know her can attest, she was a lively, bouncy, tender, loving, caring woman who loved people. She had a gift for ministering to and caring for others. That was her very nature. And she served Jesus and others faithfully during her earthly life, and gave of herself in love and tenderness. I have many fond memories of her and our times together over the years, but my fondest is the most recent.
While sitting in my room in shock and disbelief right after hearing the news of her passing, with tears streaming down my face, I prayed and asked my dear Jesus to speak to me. I did not know what He was going to say, but to my surprise there was Angela, and she spoke to me. I saw her in front of me smiling radiantly, her whole being just beaming with happiness! Her hair was long and dark and curly, pulled back at the temples, and her skin was smooth and beautiful, and she looked very healthy, whole and beautiful in every way. She told me not to think about or dwell on the way she had died or any of the details. She said, “Don’t think about that. Look at me now. And when you think about me, think about the way I am now, the way you see me. I’m fine, and happy—in fact I am more than happy, I am ecstatic!” She said some other things, and before saying goodbye, did this goofy little thing that she used to do, which made me laugh out loud and smile amidst my tears.
So that is now my fondest and most recent memory, which is my comfort and I pray it can be yours too. We can rejoice with her now as she explores the beauty, wonders and marvels of Heaven, and look forward to the day when, in the Lord’s time, we too pass through the veil into that world where she will be waiting to see us. Until that day … Angela, we love you!