Hugged by an Angel

From: Missy (amy98101@hotmail.com)
Story type: Angel
Location: California
Source: Form Submission
Date submitted: Thu Jan  8 14:02:47 2009

It was January of 2003. A famous musician, who I have admired for 30 years, had passed away unexpectedly. I had been praying for him since I had heard he was in the hospital and was sure he'd be OK. The night he died, I had a dream that I was there, at the hospital. I could see his 2 brothers but could not hear what they were saying. I was there, I know it. The next morning, I turned on the news and saw that he had died that night. I was beside myself with grief. Even though I never met him, I felt I knew him through his music. It was a part of my life for many years.

Several days later, I was sitting in my office at work, having just written a sympathy card to the family. I was staring at my computer screen, not really working, when I felt a presence behind me, and arms reaching around me to give me a big hug. At that moment, I felt a rush of love and a sensation I've never felt before, just love and peace. I couldn't tell if the arms were male or female and I did not turn around. I'd like to think that this was an angel, coming to comfot me.

A few nights later, I prayed that I could know if he was OK and that he would know how much people loved him, friends, fans, etc. Just before I woke up the next morning, I felt like I was floating upwards, through the ceiling, upward to the sky. All of a sudden I got that same feeling of warmth, and unconditional love embracing my whole body. When I woke up, I felt peaceful and knew that all was well. He was OK. I've never experienced this again, but I definitely think it was an angel of some kind.