Christmas Eve Angels
On Christmas Eve, while the entire world is sleeping, a
miraculous event occurs. Beautiful, radiant angels come down from Heaven to
Earth, dressed in long, flowing, red or green Christmas robes with large,
remarkable, white wings. They come to visit to check on loved ones that they
miss and bless the faithless and the dying with luminous hope and love. Mostly,
they visit to express their joy and devotion to Christ on His Earthly
birthplace. They dance in circles and sing their praises.
People on Earth aren’t supposed to see angels visit but one
Christmas Eve, a curious, little girl heard the angels’ lovely voices and wandered
outside. This five-year-old girl was named Ariel. She was wearing a long, white
nightgown and her auburn hair was tied in a ponytail with a baby blue
ribbon. Despite the dirt smudges on her
cheeks, she could’ve been mistaken for an angel, for faith and beauty brightly
shined in her eyes. Sweet Ariel’s family was very poor. They didn’t have enough
money to buy gifts for each other and despite her being so young, she didn’t
mind. All that she wanted was for her mommy and daddy to be happy and not worry
about money.
At first, when she saw the angels, she wept fearfully,
thinking that they were scary ghosts. To a child, they glowed with supernatural
light and looked strangely imitating. Then, a woman angel named Dina with
luscious, long, blond hair and gorgeous blue eyes rested a hand on her shoulder
and assured her that they meant no harm. With a loving, soothing voice, Dina told
the girl: “Do not fear Ariel. We’re here to bring joy and love on this glorious
night. We’re angels, here to celebrate
Christ.”
Dina then flapped her wings, making a loud, swooshing sound
and causing Ariel to giggle. “Do you really get to see Jesus?” Ariel asked
innocently.
“Yes Child,” Dina replied with a smile.
“Does He really love everybody?” Ariel asked again.
“He loves all of His children,” explained Dina warmly, “no
matter what. His love is never limited.”
“I love Jesus!” Ariel blurted out with a kind of adorable excitement that only children can get. The angels laughed and invited her to dance with them.
She ran around, twirled, laughed, and sang happily with the
angels in the falling snow until she fell asleep peacefully on the ground. The
angels making her hover mid-air, they helped her into the house, went upstairs,
and put her into the bed without disturbing her.
She gracefully landed in bed
and Dina was about to tug her in when she saw that Ariel’s blanket was torn and
had nothing but holes. With a wave of her hand, Dina mended the blanket and
touching Ariel’s forehead, she whispered: “Goodnight Ariel. Have a blessed
Christmas and may the Lord always watch over sweet soul and your family.” Then, she and the other angels flew back up into Heaven.
On Christmas morning, Ariel told her mommy and daddy what
happened but they only said: “It was just a wonderful dream, Honey. Angels stay
in Heaven.” No one believed her but she knew in her heart that the angels were
real and she never forgot Dina, the exquisite, kind angel. From then on, she told
the story to anyone who would listen to remind them the spirit of Christmas.
(c)Lena Holdman, all rights reserved 2014
Merry Christmas
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