A Heavenly Forecast: Angel Message

 

Yesterday evening a powerful storm brought much needed rain, with thunderbolts of lightning and fearful rumbles that shook the house. Elliot was guided to play Amazing Grace on the piano. The uplifting notes of grace brought peace as I closed my eyes, silently praying Psalm 91. In my mind's eye, a beautiful vision appeared in the sky, bringing colors of purple and pink, shifting the atmosphere.  Then I saw a celestial angel above my neighbor's house.  Towering above the roof, she glowed in radiant peace and the sky round about her reflected an aura of light. 

A peaceful feeling came over me... a lightening up.  Something had shifted in the upper atmosphere although the storm raged.

Confirmation soon came when I opened up the sun-room blinds to look out at the weather.  What a surprise.  The setting sun was shining through a westward portal, glowing bright through the trees in the rain. A breakthrough!  Funny thing--the view from the other directions told a different story, a blanket of gray clouds. 

Let there be Light!  I clapped my hands.  Light! Light! Light!  I was so thankful for the lesson in Light.  No matter how dark or furious a storm may become in our lives, the Light of God is ever shining.  Keep having faith and look toward the Light.  The best is yet to be. 

For he shall give his angels charge over thee, to keep thee in all thy ways.  Psalm 91:11

I was about to sign off on this blog when I happened to look up in time to see the morning sun rising outside my window. A beautiful vision of light, shining through the trees like a golden sparkler on Independence Day. But then to my surprise, clouds suddenly appear, leaving only a smattering of light before the sun disappears from sight. I'm grateful for another angel lesson on Light.  It's good to know the clouds cannot put out the sun, now or ever.  Let there be light!   A breakthrough will appear...expect it. 

I reread the blog, ready to publish when...Oh my...now the sun has broken through the clouds shining BRIGHT! glowing in a golden aura. 

Love and peace,

Rae Karen 

 

No Competition in Love: Angel Message

That old trite saying, Love makes the world go round, isn't a simple platitude but a profound truth. 

Some cling to love in fear... as if there won't be enough to go around, feeling that what's given away will become less to have, rather than more.  And if you truly love that special person maybe you shouldn't extend love to others. Your world becomes exclusive.  Then there's that greedy old green-eyed monster with a need to be loved the BEST in the whole wide world.  See me...love me. 

Often love seems like an event that takes place in the arena of the heart.  Prizes go out to the most beloved, while others are mere spectators.  

 

The Holy Spirit teaches that Love is not special, love belongs to everyone and each of us is equally blessed with God's Love.  The only real love is that love that extends beyond ourselves and touches the fringes of eternity.  Like the sun, it shines equally on all without judgment.  That's the way Divine Love is.  Christ taught by demonstration to teach only love for that is what we are in Truth.   

Have a blessed day and remember that you are Love. Love is infinite, supreme, everlasting-- extending far beyond the limitations of any human perceptions.  Love is all there really is. The question that will be asked when this life on Earth is over won't be how much money you made or how many letters were behind your name, what kind of car you drove, or how many likes you had on social media, but simply how well did you love?

 

Today is another beginning...a chance to open up our hands and our hearts to share the precious gift of Love.  Love is what the world needs most...freely received we can freely give the gift that keeps on giving. A loving thought, like a white winged dove can truly bless the world.  

No sooner had I typed this last paragraph when I looked up from my desk. At the window stood a strange young man in a yellow utility vest. Startled, I grabbed my heart.  He gave me a little sheepish wave, and a smile of regret for the intrusion.  I laughed, realizing he had a job to do...he had come to check the meter on the big white fuel tank at my corner of the house.  What timing! First thing in the morning, and an angelic reminder to check my own love tank and keep it filled as I begin to share love today. Once my nerves settled down, I remembered to silently send the new meter man a loving thought for a wonderful day on the job.   

 

Love and joy to you all, 
Rae Karen

Let there be Light! Angel Message

 Angels have a sense of humor, and although unseen, their joyful loving presence bubbles up in surprising delightful ways.  At the library on Sunday, at the entrance a bangle sale was in full swing.  A table full of bracelets, earrings, a treasure trove of jewelry on sale to raise money for the free activities offered.  Combing through the collection, I found a little birthday angel with emerald wings that seemed meant for my May birthday.  The only one in the pile... Thoughts of my angel mother brightened my day. 

Then, a rare pair of pink heart-shaped glasses were in plain sight.  The angels were at play with synchronicity at hand. A manifestation of Elliot's recent message to see the world through rose colored glasses. No more judging.  He put them on and had fun dialoguing with the library volunteer who played along with his change in perception while making the sale.  

Another birthday gift arrived by surprise that afternoon.  A little red book, One Word that Will Change Your Life.  Curious, I sat down to find that word--the key needed to open the door to the heart's desires.  The authors reported everyone's word is different, but works like a laser beam in your life when you practice focusing on it for a year.  A spiritual discipline.  With my birthday coming, the timing was good to begin.  I took it to heart, and prayed over what that word may be...you can't force it...let the word come to you in prayer and meditation. There are questions to ask in the stillness...it's a process.

My answer came suddenly that evening while our family was discussing the One Word while sitting in the sunroom. I noticed a strange reflection of light moving back and forth on the sofa cushion beside me. Where was it coming from?  We looked at the moving patch of light, bouncing up and down on the tweed sofa fabric.  It dawned on me that my reading glasses, folded at my neck were the source of the phenomena.  The lens were reflecting off the table lamp beside me. The bouncing movement was created by my breath. I laughed, watching the glowing orb move to and fro as I inhaled and exhaled. I laughed, "It's like my breath is light."  

I knew then that my word was to be LIGHT.  Let there be LIGHT!

The next morning, confirmation came in another delightful but unexpected way. A box was delivered to the front door with my name on it.  A wonderful gift of light sent by an anonymous friend.  LIGHT!  I laughed, reading the tag on the solar garden light orbs.  Soon the orbs were aglow in the flower bed highlighting our brown tortoise statue. A reminder that slow and steady wins the race.

As I write early this morning, sunbeams of morning's first light, shine through the trees like a sparkler.  Let there be light!  A precious gift from the Father of Lights. 

Angels are all around us... the more we open up to receive their bountiful blessings, the brighter our lives will become as we lighten up and remember we are Children of the Light. 

Love and peace,

Rae Karen 

(Ref. One Word that will change your life by Gordon, Britton, Page)

The Greatest Thing in the World

 

My old friend, the Moorhen has returned in time to celebrate the month of Mother's Day bringing a message of love.  Seen from afar, a photo confirmed the visitation.

 I fondly recall my first reaction to this unusual bird in 2023. With a beak like a bright orange candy corn kernel, and a squeaky wheezy call, that sounded like a dog's toy, I'd never seen such an odd duck at the lake. And watching her easily stand on floating lily pads without sinking the blooms made me wonder all the more. 

A long on-line search for her picture on Florida ducks turned up nothing.  But then I  found a photo on an Australian website.  She wasn't a duck but a Moorhen!  Instead of webbed feet for paddling, her long toes make it easy to walk on soft marshy ground without sinking. Turns out she is known to adapt and overcome obstacles in harsh environments.  A hopeful message.

Her photo caption on the Australian website made me glad I didn't give up so easily.  It was entitled, "The Greatest of These is Love." And, I'd just finished reading The Greatest Thing in the World by Henry Drummond. The webmaster had named the Moorhen, the World Bird in 2012.  The world definitely needs love more than anything else.

The challenge in Drummond's book is to read I Corinthians 13 once a week for the next three months.  One man did so, and it changed his whole life.  Love is the greatest thing in the world. And, to do anything without love, is to do nothing.   

It turns out that Moorhens are considered spiritual birds with symbolism that goes beyond the physical world.  Associated with motherhood, they fiercely protects their young. 

The Moorhen also brings a message to start fresh and make a new beginning.  A sign of adaptability and change.  And, like the Moorhen, we, too, can adapt to our surroundings and make the best of the situation, when we do it with love.  

"Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not Love, 

I am become as sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal.  

And though I have the gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries and all knowledge; 

and though I have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, 

and have not Love, I am nothing.  

And though I bestow all my goods to feed the poor, and though I give my body to be burned, 

and have not Love, it profits me nothing.

    Love suffers long, and is kind;

    Love envies not;

Love vaunts not itself, is not puffed up.

Doth not behave itself unseemly,

Seeks not her own,

Is not easily provoked,

Thinks no evil;

Rejoices not in iniquity, but rejoices in the truth;

Bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things,

 endures all things... " 

 (I Corinthians Chapter 13)

 

I think it's time to take up the 3-month challenge again.  I highly recommend The Greatest Thing in the World.   The Moorhen's message on adapting to change was divinely timed.  A few days later, a sudden change in scenery at the lake was a shock to the senses.  A fence had been erected in the parking lot that obstructed the expansive serene view visitors could see from an air-conditioned car.  

 

As I started to fume and lose my peace, I prayerfully asked the Holy Spirit to let me see this differently.  I was reminded of the precious gift of sight.  Be grateful I could see.  And, when I lowered my head, I saw Gray Baby through the gap in the knotty pine slats--peaceful and at rest, with new friends.  Although his look of surprise seemed to match my own as he stared in my direction. But he was no longer alone--satisfied with new company.    

Something shifted and I got the soft angel message.  To focus on the Love already present in each moment, and chose again to be at peace. 

"Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things,

 endures all things... "

Love and peace,

Rae Karen 

 

Opossum Crossing Up Ahead

 Early this morning on our way to the grocery store, the angels delivered a message from nature.  You can tell because it's not your usual everyday encounter.  The messenger grabs your attention, if only fleeting. That's what happened when I spotted a lone animal scurrying across the main road a good distance up ahead.  At first I thought it was a cat, but coming closer I could see an opossum had made it safely to the other side of the busy country road. With opossum making a rare appearance these days, I wondered about the timing and the nature of the angel message.

In Animal-Speak, Opossum demonstrates how to use appearance to your benefit as it is the supreme actor.  We may need to appear fearful or fearless in spite of how we truly feel.  We may need to be apathetic or extremely caring.  Submissive or aggressive.  Sometimes it's necessary to "play dead."  Sometimes it's necessary to put up a particular front to succeed easily and effectively.  A message to fake it until you make it. Opossum can also show you when others are putting up false fronts. If someone is spreading rumors about you--play dead, and don't react or confront the person.  Things will work out more smoothly and justice will prevail.

Some questions to ask when an opossum crosses our path: Are you acting or about to act in an inappropriate manner?  Do you need to strengthen your own appearance?  Do you need to divert attention from some activity?  Are others trying to divert your attention?

Now is the time to go within and pay attention to your inner guidance and be willing to follow it.   

Love and peace,

Rae Karen

 

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