Sleep and Dream in Peace

I´ve always believed in angels. I was a little child, when my father told me about them. He told me that everybody has a guardian angel and at the end of your life an angel was guiding me to the doors of heaven. I was a strong believer, but it took me 45 years to meet one.

It happened 11 years ago in the night, before my father died. He stayed in hospital with kidney and stomach cancer. After the surgeries the doctors told us that there were not much hope left. My father was 88 years old at this time and in really bad shape, but he never lost faith and didn´t feared death. For the family it was much more difficult and even I was sad and worried. Before I left the hospital this evening, my father tried to comfort me and reminded me that the angels were around us at all times.

When I arrived home, my heart was still heavy. In this condition I went to bed. Suddenly there was a bright light. There was a humanly figure inside it. When my eyes got used to the brightness, I even could see a pair of wings like those on paintings.

And yes when the angel talked to me, he started with "Fear me not, I´m an angel of the Lord and want to bring you comfort." Then he went on: "It is time for your father to let behind this earthly live and to stay with God. Don´t be sad! He will be free from pain and suffering. Joy will be around him from now on. In due time your mother will feel better as well.

The angel took my hand and guided me through the light to a very big gate, which opened slowly. Suddenly I was woken by the ringing of the phone. It was the hospital. A nurse told me, that my father has passed away a few minutes earlier.

I met my mother at my father´s room at the hospital. She was devastated and crying, but my father looked peaceful like he was sleeping and dreaming. All the agony has left his face and he seemed to smile.

Beside the bed - just for a split second - I could see the angel with my father standing beside him. Everything seemed to get quiet, even the screams of my mother quieted down. I saw moments, that I spend with my father, passing by and I felt peace and even a kind of happiness. I murmured "Sleep in peace" and my father smiled back at me.

I felt the gaze of my mother. It appeared as if she could feel the same peace for a short moment, but it took a view years for her to cope with my father´s death.

I dreamed of my angel many times since this special night. It always gave me peace and hope. 2020 was a year full of despair and sadness for the whole world, but I´m sure we will get through the challenges with the "Dreams of Peace" given by God through the hands of the angels. (527words)