It's a God thing.....

Some messages, some tokens are so obviously a God thing they are unmistakable - today was one of those.

My Mormon friend gave this Baptist girl a Catholic pin with the image of St. Michael; little did she know the significance of it's meaning to us.  

St. Michael is the archangel with four main responsibilities:

• The first is to combat Satan.
• The second is to escort the faithful to heaven at their hour of death.
• The third is to be a champion of all Christians, and the Church itself.
• And the fourth is to call men from life on Earth to their heavenly judgment.

Today, St. Michael is invoked for protection, especially from lethal enemies - I don't know any enemy more lethal than cancer.  Which is why she gave it to us

But why would this Catholic pin have so much meaning to us?  The last conversation I had with Ian before he died was about Michael.  He had been heavily sedated and in the middle of the night he woke up and tried to get off his bed in our living room.  Amy & I rushed over since he hadn't walked in days and we knew it would spell disaster if he tried to get up.  I asked him what he was doing and he was talking to someone named Michael.  I asked if it was his Uncle Michael and he was emphatic; no not uncle Mike another Michael.  He was showing him around and the places he was showing him were amazing, unlike anything he'd ever seen before (Ian's words not mine) but he had to interrupt the tour to pee and he was telling Michael he would be right back.  We took care of business and then Ian said he had to go find Michael; he was anxious to get back to him.  Those were the last words I heard Ian speak. 

My mommas' heart hoped that the Michael he spoke of was the Archangel Michael and he was showing him the wonders of heaven.  Looking back on that day, which has given me so much hope the last 5 years, I believe two things.  That God knew Ian, my logical, scientifically minded son, needed proof that heaven existed and He loved him enough to provide it.  That God knew I needed reassure that I would see Ian again one day cuz really, who needs to pee in the middle of tour of heaven?

My hope now is that God will send his mightiest angel to help protect Alex from the lethal enemy he faces today.