Editors of Guideposts - The Best Angel Stories 2

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Acknowledgments

Every attempt has been made to credit the sources of copyrighted material used in this book. If any such acknowledgment has been inadvertently omitted or miscredited, receipt of such information would be appreciated.

Angel in a Thunderstorm by Linda Reed as told to Sophy Burnham and In Silent Psalmody by Sophy Burnham originally appeared on her blog at sophywisdom.com and are reprinted with permission from Sophy Burnham. Copyright 2012 by Sophy Burnham. All rights reserved.

The Angel of Hope, Christmas Feather, and Angels in Heaven by Lorna Byrne are reprinted with permission of Atria, a division of Simon & Schuster, Inc. from MESSAGE OF HOPE FROM THE ANGELS by Lorna Byrne. Copyright 2012 by Lorna Byrne. All rights reserved.

Angel to the Rescue by Lori Hintmeister with Twila Belk and The Man in White by Cecil Murphey originally appeared in Heavenly Company by Cecil Murphey and Twila Belk and are reprinted with permission from Cecil Murphey and Twila Belk. Copyright 2012 by Cecil Murphey and Twila Belk. All rights reserved.

Comforted by My Angels and Mom's Vision of Heaven by Crystal McVea and Alex Tresniowski are reprinted with the permission of Howard Books, a division of Simon & Schuster, Inc. from WAKING UP IN HEAVEN by Crystal McVea and Alex Tresniowski. Copyright 2013 by Crystal McVea and Alex Tresniowski. All rights reserved.

The Coventry Game is used by permission of the author. Copyright 2013 by Laraine Anne Barker. All rights reserved.

The Englishman, God Sent His Angels, The Handsome Stranger, Island of Peace, Tow Truck Angel, and Vision of God's Love by Joan Wester Anderson and Moving Train by Virginia Blake as told to Joan Wester Anderson originally appeared on her blog at joanwanderson.com and are reprinted with permission from Joan Wester Anderson. Copyright 2008, 2012 and 2013 by Joan Wester Anderson. All rights reserved.

I Believe in Heaven by Cecil Murphey and Twila Belk, pages 2527 and 3739. Copyright 2013 by Gospel Light/Regal Books, Ventura, CA 93003. Used by permission.

Mister Sunshine by Pam Bostwick, Mom, I Saw an Angel by Guadalupe C. Casillas, Who's Got the Wheel? by Sherry Jones, and Wings of Love by Cheryl Johnston originally appeared in True Stories of Heaven Touching Earth by James Stuart Bell and are reprinted with permission from Bethany House Publishers, a division of Baker Publishing Group. Copyright 2014. Used by permission.

On a Butterfly Wing by Eben Alexander originally appeared in the January/February 2013 issue of Angels on Earth magazine and is reprinted with permission from Eben Alexander, ebenalexander.com. Copyright 2013 by Eben Alexander. All rights reserved.

Scripture quotations marked (KJV) are taken from The King James Version of the Bible.

Scripture quotations marked (NIV) are taken from The Holy Bible, New International Version. Copyright 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc. Used by permission of Zondervan. All rights reserved worldwide. www.zondervan.com

Scripture quotations marked (WYC) are taken from Wycliffe Bible. Copyright 2001 by Terence P. Noble.

Illustration on page 1 is 2013 by Mara Cerri. All rights reserved. Illustration on page 49 is 2013 by Richard Faust. All rights reserved. Illustration on page 89 is 2013 by Margaret Lee/www.i2iart.com. All rights reserved. Illustration on page 129 is 2013 by Raul Colon. All rights reserved. Illustration on page 173 is 2013 by Dan Andreasen. All rights reserved. Illustration on page 201 is 2013 by Robert Steele. All rights reserved. Illustration on page 229 is 2013 by Anne Wertheim. All rights reserved. Illustration on page 259 is 2013 by Greg Becker. All rights reserved.

ISBN: 978-1-57324-691-0

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Chapter 1
Angels on Assignment

Chapter 2
Calling All Angels

Chapter 3
Angels Watching over Me

Chapter 4
Angels from the Realms of Glory

Chapter 5
Touched by an Angel

Chapter 6
Sleep in Heavenly Peace

*SPECIAL SECTION*
All Creatures Great and Small

*SPECIAL SECTION*
Hark! The Herald Angels Sing!

ANGELS ARE EVERYWHERE, AND THEY are watching over us. In The Best Angel Stories 2, you will meet them in cities and farms, on hills and mountaintops, on roads, bridges, and in train stations. There are guardian angels bringing comfort and protection and rescuing angels performing incredible feats. You'll encounter angels appearing as white-robed beings with wings, as a bright golden light, and as extraordinary helpers appearing as humans who disappear in an instant. There are animal angels unaware and angels giving inexplicable aid to humans, restoring tender hearts through a tiny feather, snowflake, or butterfly.

As editor-in-chief of Angels on Earth magazine, I have shared hundreds of angel stories with our readers over many years. I can attest from these amazing stories that there is nothing like the healing touch of an angel to profoundly deepen one's faith and trust in God. Shining through the more than eighty true angel stories in this book is one of my treasured Bible verses: Be still, and know that I am God (Psalm 46:10, NIV). Be still because God's angels are ever near. Be still because angels answer before you call. Be still because angels never sleep. They keep watch all day, all night.

In this collection are the best angel stories of the year from Angels on Earth magazine, as well as all-new angel tales that no one has yet read. There are wondrous surprises from other sources, plus Special Bonus! The Best Angel Stories of All Time, beloved Guideposts classics that have stood the test of time.

The mysterious and miraculous await you. A boy with a snakebite is carried home, but who helped him? Only his dog was with him. After a bad car accident, an injured woman finds herself in a field of sunlit buttercups with a comforting angel. But she was rescued in a cornfield on a rainy day. At Christmas, a grieving daughter sets up her Nativity of eleven figurines. But where did the twelfth one come from? Had her newly departed mother sent the angel to watch over her?

Again and again in these pages, you'll discover God's magnificent care: For... He shall give his angels charge over thee, to keep thee (Luke 4:10, KJV). Now open the doors and let the ministering angels in. Their many blessings cannot be contained! And please share your own angel story with me. Send a manuscript with a self-addressed stamped envelope to