Visit From An Angel

Hebrew 13:2 (NIV) Do not forget to entertain strangers, for by doing so some people have entertained angels without knowing it.

Have you ever experienced this. I have. It was very humbling. I was working at a hospital and a local pastor brought in a gentlemen that he found laying on the church doorsteps. He told the pastor that he had been riding the rails and had not eaten for several days. He was wearing ratty looking clothes and looked very unkept. He had not shaved, combed his hair, or bathe in a while. He was so weak that the pastor brought him to our ER to be checked out by the physician. As soon as the word spread about this man, we all began to work on getting him something to eat. We called the kitchen and had them bring him a tray. One of the charge nurses got very upset and went into the kitchen and jumped on the staff. She told them " This is not a soup kitchen and we are not a charity hospital". Due to the fact that the gentlemen had no money and no place to go , the ER doctor decided to put him in the hospital for 23 hour observation. At least he could get a bath, hot meal and a warm bed for the night. Of course the NURSE did not like it.

This man had such a sweet and gentle spirit. He was so appreciative of everything that we did. He always said "Thank You Mam and God bless you". It was just something special about him that you could not explain.

The next day when it was time for him to be discharged, with no where to go, some of us ladies dug into our purses and came up with enough money for him to get a bus ticket and something to eat. He said that he was going to some family that he had in another state and see if they would put him up until he got back on his feet.

We had a questionnaire that all of our patients filled out on discharge with questions regarding your care and service that you received. I will never forget what he wrote: I was treated like a "KING". We all just looked at each other and no one knew what to say for a while. We realized that he had been an angel sent our way. I was scared for the NURSE that had treated him so ugly. Remember what the word said? We never know when we might be entertaining an angel. Will we pass the test or will we turn him away? They might not look like we expect them to look . Just a thought for the day. Have you got a story that you can share about an angel visit. I would love to hear it.