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According to the Bible, the
first Christmas angel
appeared to Mary and told her that she would have a
son called Jesus. Joseph was also visited by a Christmas angel who told him
what his role in this world-changing event would be.
After Jesus was born, another group of Christmas angels appeared to the Wise Men, as well as to a circle of Bethlehem shepherds, The shepherds
found the stable where the child Jesus lay, When the Wise Men arrived,
they gave the first Christmas presents ever - gold, frankincense and myrrh.
Today Christmas angels are alive and well, appearing just in time to help
save or comfort their human friends. They appear to us in a variety of
disguises, But their mission is obvious. They are sent to help people in
times of great need.
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I will always remember the touch of my Christmas angel. When I was expecting
my second child, I went to spend some time with my parents for Christmas, We
had a really warm and beautiful Christmas celebration. I needed their
support badly since my husband,
 Frank, had passed away suddenly in a car
accident just months before. I really was coming home for a much-needed
spiritual rest.
What happened occurred on the day after Christmas. Dad and Mom had left to
return some presents to the store. I was coming down the stairs and tripped.
I didn't have a chance to grab hold of the banister to steady myself - I
felt myself starting to fall. Instantly, I felt two large but gentle hands
place me upright again.
I then had half a second to grab onto the banister in shock. I had actually
felt these invisible hands steady me!
Now, I had always believed in God and in the possibility that angels might
exist.
But I was absolutely certain that those helping hands belonged to my
guardian angel. There's no other logical explanation.
It was an experience that I will always remember and be eternally thankful
for.
After all if I had fallen down those stairs, I might have miscarried and
lost my precious baby.
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Creatures of intensely blinding light, they often "turn down" their
brilliance and assume normal human form to walk among us as they fulfill
their specific missions.
