Wheelchair Angel
By
Rosalee S. Wilson
I remember the day as if it were yesterday. David and I were at the mall in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. We had just left a store and we were walking towards the double doors to exit the mall. David always walks faster than me and he was ahead of me as usual. As we were approaching the doors I noticed a man in a wheelchair sitting to the left of the doors.
David had already reached the doors and was heading out when I yelled at him. He stopped and looked at me and noticed the man sitting there waiting to leave the mall. He turned around and opened the door for the man and I followed them out. The man in the wheelchair thanked both of us and said, “God bless you.” David and I continued to walk to the end of the sidewalk and I told him that I guess someone was going to pick him up out front. When I turned around, the man in the wheelchair was gone. He did not have time to go anywhere. He sure didn’t have time to wheel himself away or out of our sight! Where did he go? David asked me the same question. I told my husband that this man had to have been an angel that was testing us. He was probably testing us to see if we would do a kind act of helping an old cripple man out the door. I am proud to say that I think we passed the test.
I guess you could say that the moral of this true story is to always be aware of your surroundings at all times. You never know when you may be approached by an angelic being sent by God to see if you have a heart of gold or of stone. God sends many tests on this earth and we will be rewarded one day if we only follow our heart and love each other as much as we love ourselves. Thank God for the wake up calls he brings us.
Copyright © Rosalee S. Wilson.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Rosalee S. Wilson is a published author and poet who resides in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, with her husband and their two children. She has written three children’s books and two romance novellas. One of her children’s books, titled “Meet Mushy Mouse,” is published with Publish America and the other “Elijah The Penguin” was just released to the public by Living Water Publishing, and can be purchased at: http://www.livingwaterspc.com. One of her romance novellas, about her mother’s life, is titled “Nellie's Search For Love”; and is in the process of being published this year. She has a chapter published in a book titled “Crosswalk Presents: Praise Reports.” Writing has always been great therapy for Rosalee; she says she loves to express herself in her stories and writing. She has also written poetry and some of her poems are published in book of poetry anthologies and in “The Cat’s Meow for Writers & Readers Ezine” December 10th, 2007 issue. However, she says her passion is writing romance novels and she looks forward to book signings and meeting her many readers and fans in the future. She can be reached via email at thunder422.hotmail.com, or by going to her web site: www.freewebs.com/angelfeathers.
(((HUGS))) and much love, your friend in Tx., Karen Lynn. :D