A number of people recently asked if I heard the story of the person in Missouri who was in a car wreck.  While waiting to be rescued from her vehicle, a priest seemingly appearing out of nowhere, anointed her, and disappeared without much notice. Cameras and videos on the scene never could spot the priest - either before, after, or during the anointing.  People of faith quickly concluded that God had sent an angel to the scene of this accident.  If you think about it, God sends angels to many disaster scenes.  In some cases, they are unknown and largely go unrecognized by the people they help.  

While the story I told may, in fact, be a miraculous way of God intervening in a difficult situation, we should recognize and celebrate the fact that God inspires many people to act as angels who bring comfort, strength and hope to people in need.  All of us should pay attention.  God is calling on all of us to do His work of love and mercy on a regular basis.  Our positive response may lead to someone giving thanks to God for the gift of angels in our midst.