I have a friend the recently saw angels in the temple. I’m happy for her. But the fact is I’m not particularly envious. Seeing angels isn’t really high on my list of desired spiritual gifts. As a result I suspect I am highly unlikely to see any until I start really wanting to and asking to. <\/p>\n
This friend is a relatively recent convert who is half Chinese (her mother was raised in China). She has the advantage of a Chinese heritage where visits from dead relatives are fully expected. I find it unsurprising that she would receive angelic visits as a result. She wanted them and she probably fully expected them. And what better place for visits from ancestors than in the place where she was doing vicarious work for them? I do not doubt she actually saw these angels at all. The fact is that her culture aided her in generating the type of faith that allows for such a manifestation. I think it is a wonderful thing.<\/p>\n
I, on the other hand, am about as Westernized and Americanized as one can get. My parents are converts and we have ancestors that arrived on the Mayflower. In my culture we don’t expect or seek to see angels. But is that such a bad thing? Am I missing a lot by not seeing angels? <\/p>\n