Later, when the Nazis were driven out of her country and the Soviet army invaded, Angela was still busy spreading the message of God's love by handing out Russian bibles and new testaments in train stations full of Soviet soldiers.
When Pastor Richard Wurmbrand was a prisoner in the Tirgul-Ocna jail in the winter of 1951, he was severely ill. His skeletal body shivered from the constant cold of the worst winter on record. Each prisoner was allowed only one blanket, and food was scarce because no one was able to get to the prison through the heavy snow.
It was during this bleak moment when Pastor Wurmbrand received a package containing desperately needed food and warm clothing that the pastor gladly shared with others. The package that he thought must have been delivered by an angel probably saved his life.
Once again, Sister Angela (meaning "angel" in Romanian) was busily going about her Father's business. Ordinary? Maybe. But God delights in using ordinary people as his angels of mercy.
Years ago, in response to the increasing news coverage of random acts of violence, a bumper sticker began to appear that suggested practicing "random acts of kindness." An act of kindness or mercy to a stranger may be as seemingly insignificant as giving up a prime parking place at a shopping center or taking the time to make eye contact with the clerk at the store. However, God can use you to transform even the most ordinary act of kindness into a powerful gift of grace in someone else's life.
It's not hard to look around and see how evil is spreading across our country and world. Everyday there are more stories of atrocities committed against one another. People's hearts are hardened more and more each day. So many people are hurting and dying in silence within their minds. Now more than ever, people need someone to just seem like they care. They need someone to be kind to them and make them feel as though they actually do have a reason to exist.
Ask God to help you commit a random act of kindness in His name today. You may never know it, but you might be someone's "angel."
