No joke. I am 99.9% sure I encountered a real angel last year at Christmas at my workplace...
Do not forget to entertain strangers, for by so doing some have unwittingly entertained angels.
Hebrews 13:2
A few Christmas Eves ago, I was alone in the office of the medical clinic where I was employed when a scraggly man appeared at my door. Oh my, now what? This older, rag-tag man with the most piercing blue eyes told me how he was caring for his elderly mom and needed my help THAT DAY. The verse above immediately came to my mind. I knew the Holy Spirit was speaking to me to shape up because someone special was in front of me. Yes, really.
I was cranky. I had family waiting at home. Yet, I tried to help him. The situation kept getting worse, with more hoops for me to jump through to get him the aid he was requiring. Then, it became laughable. I just knew this was the real deal. The Lord has a sense of humor—for sure. When everything finally came to a close, the man took my hand, looked me straight in the eye, and said to me—You are a real angel.
So, this Christmas and every other day of the year, slow down and take notice. You never know. You may be entertaining an angel sent from heaven, or you may be their God-sent angel.