
Six-year-old Janet had always had a certain
memory, something she couldn't quite get hold of, like a little
wisp of smoke that lingered just outside her reach. Her memory
involved a sunny, wonderful place where she had somehow been before
she came to earth. And joyful sounds there...
Once or twice Janet had tried
to describe this vague echo, but those who listened felt it might
have been a dream, or a recollection from when she was a baby.
Perhaps they were right. But still...
One night, Janet was sent to
her room because she had been arguing with her sister. "It's
almost bedtime, sweetheart," her mother said, "so put
on your pajamas, and say your night prayers. Ask God to help you
have a happier day tomorrow."
Slowly Janet undressed, feeling
a little sad. She knew her mother was disappointed in her. Was
God? She got on her knees. "Well, God," she began, "I
haven't been very good today..."
All of a sudden Janet heard
a sound. Why, it sounded like people singing, far away. As she
listened intently, the voices grew louder, closer. Was a radio
playing nearby? No, the whole family was downstairs. Janet could
hear her older sisters teasing one another as they did the supper
dishes. Bewildered, she got up, looked around her room, then went
to check the outside hallway, just in case. Oddly, when she left
her room, the music stopped.
Quickly Janet returned, knelt down and
resumed her prayers. And the singing started again!
Janet listened intently. She
didn't recognize the song, and she couldn't hear any instruments.
But for some reason, she felt she had heard this choir before.
The concert was rich and full and beautiful, as if a vast crowd
were rejoicing. The song made her heart seem to swell, tears prick
her eyes.
Suddenly she knew--they were
angels! And they had sung that way to her, long ago in a warm
and loving place, when she had no remembrance of anything but
Light and Beauty...
Oh, how elated the harmony
made her feel! As if God Himself was giving her a tender hug.
Somehow Janet knew that He wasn't disappointed in her at all.
For the next few years, Janet
heard music whenever she prayed in her room. And she'd pray as
long as she could, so the glorious melody wouldn't stop. "I
thought this happened to everyone," she says today. "Perhaps
angels sing all of us to earth, but most of us just don't remember."
But she didn't tell anyone---just
in case people would laugh. Until the singing episodes ended when
she was about eleven, they remained her secret, hers and that
choir of angels, who had frequently reminded her just how much
she--and all of us---are loved.
Copyrighted by Joan Wester Anderson 2002.
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