I don’t know if you ever followed the American television series Touched by an Angel.
It premiered on CBS on Sept. 21,1994 and ran 211 episodes during nine seasons, the final episode being on April 27, 2003.
The series is about three angels: Monica, Tess, and Andrew who are dispatched from heaven, to inspire people on earth who are having difficulties, and remind them that God loves them, and hasn’t forgotten them.
(Luke 1: 39-55) gives us the story of an angel that was sent by God with a message to Mary that she was going to conceive of the Holy Spirit.
After receiving this message Mary burst into song because she had been touched by an Angel. Mary was young and poor. To the people of her day, she seemed “unusable” by God for any major task. God can accomplish great things through any one of us, status makes no difference. Look at how the angel addressed Mary. The Angel addressed Mary as “highly favoured.” God’s grace on her was unlimited.
As Christmas draws nearer, let us be reminded about God’s desire to touch us.
Let us be reminded about God’s desire to extend his mercy to us. Let us be reminded about God’s desire to fill us with good things.
May we be touched by his love and compassion during this Christmastide. May some of the people we will encounter during this Christmas, somehow turn out to be angels through whom God will visit us. And may God in his mercy, also use us as angels through whom he will visit and touch some people’s lives during this Christmas.
