I was reminded of this when I recently read the story of Jesus telling Nathanael that He had seen him talking with Phillip under the fig tree (Jn 1: 45-49). Perhaps this story will help to illustrate. Two Saturdays ago I was waiting for a bus when a middle aged lady joined me at the bus-stop. We both had our heads turned in the direction of the bus, anticipating its arrival. As we sat there, we chatted about this and that, then she started to tell me about a job interview that I had recently done and the reasons why one of the interviewers did not approve me. That is when I realized that she was an angel.
However, I saw this mystical power of her long range vision come into play when she
took one last look up the road as we spoke, then stood up. The bus came into view about two seconds later. How wonderful to have a friend who keeps your company and reassures you that you are not alone.
