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Mom and I walked quickly across the parking lot at St. Mary\u2019s Church in Glens Falls, New York, where we lived. I checked the announcement from the bulletin I held in my hand again. It announced the time and place of a new Bible study tonight. \u201cI think I know right where the room is,\u201d I said.<\/p>\n

It was strange how the announcement had caught not only my eye but Mom\u2019s too. I grew up at St. Mary\u2019s, and there must have been dozens of Bible studies at our church over the years. We never went. But for whatever reason, we both wanted to go to this one.<\/p>\n

We walked into the building and looked around. There was nobody but us in the entryway. I didn\u2019t hear anyone. \u201cI think it\u2019s this way,\u201d I said, leading Mom down the hall.<\/p>\n

I was used to taking charge. I was a school principal, with a long teaching career. I taught my students to keep working until they solved a problem. And I would keep searching until I found this Bible study! Mom and I turned the corner and found…an empty room.<\/p>\n

\u201cMaybe it\u2019s upstairs,\u201d said Mom.<\/p>\n

This time she led the way. I glanced at my watch. We still had several minutes before the class started, but I didn\u2019t like feeling lost. It reminded me of my early days as a second-grade teacher here, back when I was just learning the ropes. I didn\u2019t have much experience but I was eager to try new things. That first year I planned a big Christmas play<\/a>. A class mother got us free elf hats from the Glens Falls National Bank, and I wrote a script about elves with a part for everyone.<\/p>\n

The following year I decided to do a Nativity play. I based it on the classic picture book, The Littlest Angel<\/em>, the story of a rambunctious boy-angel who finds it difficult to fit in with the ordered world of heaven.<\/p>\n

I worked hard to create parts just right for every child in my class. Our best reader was the narrator. A girl who loved to sing got a solo. But there was one part I had to work extra hard to write. The part for a boy named David. I remembered that student like I had taught him yesterday.<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t hear anybody,\u201d said Mom, peering down another empty hallway. \u201cMaybe we should have gone downstairs instead of up.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cLet\u2019s try this again,\u201d I said.<\/p>\n

Try again.<\/em> How many times had I encouraged David to do that? He was a smart boy. He was always eager to please. He just had a hard time sitting still. Even for his age, David had a lot of excess energy. That came in handy when I needed someone to run an errand for Teacher, but it was also a problem when he needed to focus on math or reading. I had to think up just the right part for him in our play.<\/p>\n

David put his whole heart into it. He wanted to do his best for the audience, for the rest of the cast, for me and for God. The day of the performance he was very nervous. \u201cWhat if I forget what to do?\u201d he said as I helped him into his costume and straightened his halo over his head.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou don\u2019t have to worry about that,\u201d I said. \u201cYou\u2019re an angel. You just run down from your spot in the chorus<\/a>, right to the front of the stage. Pretend that you\u2019re flying. Then you hold up your golden box\u2014your gift for Baby Jesus.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat if I make a mistake?\u201d he said. \u201cOr do a bad job?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen you\u2019re on stage,\u201d I said, \u201cremember this. You are not there alone. Your angels are with you. Rely on them and they\u2019ll guide you. And your own guardian angel will be right by your side. He would never miss seeing you in a play about the birth of Jesus!\u201d I could still see David\u2019s big smile in response.<\/p>\n

Down to the main level, and down another flight of stairs, Mom and I followed another long hallway. Here, at last, we saw signs of life. \u201cIs this the Bible study?\u201d I asked.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou\u2019re right on time,\u201d said the teacher. \u201cTake a seat.\u201d<\/p>\n

As we got settled I ran through David\u2019s performance in my mind. He was the star of the Christmas play. He played his part perfectly, zooming out of his spot in the choir and holding up his golden box. I\u2019d never doubted that David could do it, but watching him prove it to himself was something special.<\/p>\n

David believed in guardian angels<\/a> that night. I hoped that wherever he was he still believed in guardian angels now.<\/p>\n

The year of The Littlest Angel was my last at Saint Mary\u2019s. I went back to school for my master\u2019s. The school where I next worked wasn\u2019t far from Saint Mary\u2019s, but I rarely had any reason to visit. I never forgot that first job, or the first children I taught. Not just David, but the other boys too, and the girls, their parents even . . .<\/p>\n

My eye fell on another woman at the Bible study. She looked familiar. Was I seeing things, or was David\u2019s mother sitting just a few feet away from me? I almost laughed out loud. What were the odds?<\/p>\n

When the Bible study was over I re-introduced myself. \u201cI taught your son David,\u201d I said. \u201cWe put on a play . . .\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Littlest Angel!\u201d she said. \u201cI\u2019ll never forget it. David was so proud when it was all over.\u201d<\/p>\n

I recalled for her how nervous David had been before the show, and how I\u2019d tried to give him confidence<\/a>. \u201cI knew David would have angels with him on the stage,\u201d I said. \u201cBy the time the night was over, David knew it too.\u201d<\/p>\n

For a moment David\u2019s mom went quiet. I thought I might have said something wrong. Was David all right these days? What had become of him, I had no idea.<\/p>\n

\u201cDavid\u2019s enlisted in the Army,\u201d his mom said. \u201cHe leaves tomorrow. He\u2019s been nervous about it. I\u2019ve been worried about him too. Thanks for reminding me that he won\u2019t be alone. His angels will be with him now just like they were then.\u201d<\/p>\n

I didn\u2019t see David\u2019s mother again after that night, and I\u2019ve since moved to Ohio. But I\u2019ve never worried about my young, energetic student again. I know that wherever he is, he has angels by his side.<\/p>\n

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