Welcome Back! I absolutely love the short story I am going to share with you in this post! It is probably my favorite I've ever written! I don't believe the Bible tells us a lot about angels, so the following is pure imaginings. Enjoy!
During the last
few weeks in heaven, Caleb had fallen in love with Peter's job at the gate.
Many an evening he would kiss his wife and tickle his son, before going
someplace to meet with Peter and pester him about his job of greeting newcomers
to heaven at the pearly gates. Finally, Peter had suggested that Caleb join him
at his job at the gate. Caleb was thrilled!
They had now
been chatting comfortably for over an hour. Their discussion, however, was
interrupted by the approach of a small girl. She appeared to be around the age
of five, although age didn't really matter in heaven. Caleb stood and waited
until the girl had come much closer.
"Welcome to
heaven, young lady."
"Thank
you." The young girl had a light melodic voice, and she stood in awe at
the beautiful gates before her. "Is there where Jesus lives?"
Caleb smiled.
"Of course, why do you ask?"
"Because
mommy told me that he lived inside of my heart, but I was sure he lived
here."
Caleb again
smiled, but didn't reply. He too had wondered slightly about this, but it all
made perfect sense to him the minute he entered the gates. It wasn't really
something you could explain, especially to a young child. It was better just to
find the truth for yourselves.
"What is
your name?" Caleb asked.
"I'm
Sophie, who are you?'"
"I am
Caleb," here Caleb turned towards Peter. "And this is my friend,
Peter."
Sophie stared at
the other man. "Are you the one that denied Jesus?"
"I'm afraid
so."
"Don't be
sad, all things work together for those that love God, right? At least that is
what my Sunday school teacher told me. "
Peter and Caleb
stared at the young girl. Her wisdom was astonishing, and yet so childlike,
that it delighted them. For Sophie, indeed, was a very delightful girl. After a
few moments, Caleb offered to take Sophie inside and show her around. Sophie
gladly accepted.
"Do we get
to see angels?"
"We can if
you want to."
"Oh! I
would love too!" cried Sophie with clasped little hands held close to her heart.
"Well then let’s go."
Caleb led her to
the place where the angels held their choir.
Sophie just followed in silent rapture. The first angels they met were a
group of three female angels. They wore flowing white dresses that matched
their beautiful, yet individual forms, and their wings were spread out behind
them. It was these wings that Sophie
first noticed. They were see-through and looked like silk with a beautiful
golden trim all the way around the outside of the wings. They would sparkle in
the sunlight, and seemed to carry an inner grace all of their own.
One of the
angels was tall with long white hair that fell to her waist, and her eyes were
a deep violet. Another had a shorter
build with an adorable blond bob and vibrant brown eyes. The third angel was of
middle height and had soft brunette ringlets that fell just past her shoulders.
When she turned to see who was approaching Sophie could see that she had
sparkling green eyes.
"Hello,
what is your name darling?" the brunette asked.
"I'm Sophie.
You’re very pretty." Sophie added.
"Thank you.
My name is Melanie."
"I always
wanted to meet an angel. Sometimes I used to imagine that every little boy or
girl had a guardian angel. I could never find the name I wanted for my angel,
though."
The three angels
laughed at this. Their laughs sounded like wind chimes. Sophie thought it was absolutely
beautiful. Caleb laughed as well, and
then bid the angels and Sophie farewell.
"Sophie, I
would like you to meet my friends." Melanie said. "This is Aurilee."
The blond smiled
and winked at Sophie.
"And this
is Ivory."
Ivory smiled
very warmly at the small girl. She was enthralled by the young creature. She
was charming and Ivory was very glad that they would be able to spend eternity
together. Ivory was delighted at Sophie's telling of her guardian angel fantasy, for she in them she was quite right. And the
reason she had not been able to come up with a name, was because her angel had
an unusual but very pretty name.
"How old
are you?" Sophie asked Ivory.
"Angels never
grow older; we stay the age we were made at the beginning of time. But you
could say that I was about 60 of your people years. That is how "old"
I was when God made me."
"Wow,
that's cool." Sophie said.
"It
is," Melanie said. "And we were made all different people ages,
shapes, and sizes. In fact, here come three angels that to you would seem
closer to your age."
Sophie turned
and saw three angels headed their way. One seemed to be a young male angel, and
he had a sword hung at his side. He was sturdily built, and had a look of
adventure in his eye. The second was a young female angel that didn't seem much
older than Sophie, although Sophie knew their was no age. And the third was a young lady angel who
walked with a natural grace.
"Sophie,
let me introduce Thomas, Crissalee, and Cassie. Crissalee," Melanie said,
pointing at the older girl angel, "is your guardian angel."
Sophie's jaw
dropped. The young angel was so pretty, and no wonder she couldn't come up with
her name. “Crissalee” would have
never occurred to her. Crissalee was a beautiful angel with deep red curls that
bounced lightly as she walked, and dark eyes that almost seemed to be black.
"Hello,
Sophie." Crissalee greeted. "I’m so glad to finally meet you face to
face. I greatly enjoyed watching over you on earth."
Sophie finally
found her voice. "So, you are real?"
"Of
course."
"When did
you watch over me, I mean how does that work?"
"Well, at
night it is my job to put pleasant dreams in your head after you have prayed
that you wouldn't have nightmares. And sometimes when you almost fell down the
stairs, or got hit by a car, it was me who made sure that didn't happen. That
is the job that God gave me to do, and it is a great pleasure. I have even
shooed away bedbugs a time or two."
"And Crissalee
also has a job here in heaven." Ivory said. "She is one of the angels
that keep track of the books in heaven's library."
"Really?"
Sophie asked.
"We all
have jobs here, as well as our own person to guard." Aurilee said.
"So what
are your jobs?"
Melanie took
this one. "Well, Ivory, Aurilee, Cassie, and I are all in the angel’s
choir. We get to sing and dance every time a lost soul comes to Christ.
Crissalee and many other angels are in charge of the books that come into
heaven. And Thomas and others are part of the angel’s army. It is their job to
chase away demons and other assignments that Jesus gives them."
"But they
all still have a person to be a guardian angel for, too?" Sophie asked.
Melanie nodded.
Sophie thought
on this for a moment. As she did, she looked around at her beautiful
surroundings. It was then that she saw two men sitting together talking.
"Who are
those men?" She asked Crissalee.
"Well, only
one of them is a man, the other is an angel."
"Where are
his wings?"
They all laughed
at this. Crissalee then folded her wings behind her, and they lay in-between
her shoulders, down her back. You couldn't even see them from the front. Sophie
was surprised by this. She had just figured that angels always kept their wings
out.
"Anyways,"
Crissalee said. "The angel is Michael; he's the head of the angel army.
And the man is Jesus. I'm sure you've heard of him."
Sophie's eyes
grew very large as she stared at Jesus. She wasn't sure what she was supposed
to do. Was she supposed to run to him and give him a hug, or go curtsy, or sit
on his lap. She didn't have to figure this out, however, because Jesus turned
from Michael and smiled at Sophie.
"Hello,
Sophie. Come here and sit on my lap. I want you to meet somebody."
Sophie walked
slowly towards Jesus until she was standing right in front of him. He smiled at
her, and lifted her into his lap. Sophie wasn't sure why, but it was then
perfectly natural for her to lay her head on his chest and snuggle closer to
him. Jesus, of course, didn't mind this at all. He just held her a little
closer, and kissed the top of her downy blond head.
"Now
Sophie, did I hear that you were interested in guardian angels?"
Sophie nodded against his chest.
"Well, this
is Michael. He was my guardian angel."
Sophie stared at
the large angel. He was very muscular, and had a striking appearance with jet
black hair and deep brown eyes. But behind those eyes Sophie could see a
sparkle, and she liked him immediately.
"Why did
you need a guardian angel?" She asked Jesus. "You are God, aren't
you?"
"Yes, I am.
And I didn't really need one, but I knew that when I became human, I would
sometimes have nightmares, so I asked Michael to be my guardian angel."
This answer
seemed to satisfy Sophie, and she just snuggled and listened to Jesus' and
Michaels discussion. After a few minutes, Michael stood.
"I think
I'm going to take a spin. My wings need some exercise."
"Why don't
you take Sophie with you?" Jesus asked.
Michael turned
and smiled at Sophie. "Have you ever flown, Sophie?"
Sophie shook her
head.
"Well then
today is your lucky day." Michael took Sophie from Jesus' lap, and placed
her on his back. "Now hold on tight."
Before she knew
it, Sophie was sitting on Michael's shoulders as he flew over heaven. She
looked down and saw many pretty sights. There were streets of gold, waterfalls,
meadows of flowers, and swarms of butterflies. Sophie thought she could spend
the rest of eternity on Michael's shoulders.
After a while,
he let her down on the ground, and smiled warmly at her. "Why don't you go
find Cassie, she would love to play with you I'm sure."
Sophie thanked
him and ran off in order to find the little angel. She found her spinning pretty
images off her fingers.
"What are
you doing?" Sophie asked.
"I'm making
pretty dreams for my little girl on earth."
"What's her
name?"
"Emily and
she is two in earth years. Hey, would you like to help me, Sophie?"
"Really,
can I?"
"Sure, you
just tell me what to put in the dreams, and I'll make them."
Sophie and Cassie spent the
rest of the day together making dreams, flying over waterfalls, chasing away
bedbugs, and running in meadows of flowers. Later Jesus found them asleep in a
bed of flowers next to a waterfall. They were holding hands in their sleep, and
their small faces were lit with pleasant dreams. Jesus just stood and looked
down on them with love and adoration. Finally he whispered to himself. "My
little angels."
What have you imagined angels will be like in Heaven? Would love to hear your thoughts. :)
Other Posts in this Series:
Imaginings-Heaven part 1
Till I See You Again-Heaven part 3
What are You Excited For(Guest Post from Made Beautiful).
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