Gransnet forums

Chat

Guardian Angels

(84 Posts)
paddyann Sat 18-Feb-17 23:24:47

we decided to move house and after having our offer accepted the people selling decided to take it off the market ,we were gutted ,it was a lovely house and in a place we really liked .6 momths later it flooded so badly when the river burst its banks it had to be demolished .My lovely husband who is not superstitious or religious said that there was someone looking out for us and since then there have been quite a few times when things have gone not how we wanted but turned out to be for the best and he has repeated that statement.Do you believe that you have a guardian angel ? He says its his lovely gran who he adored and who thought the sun shone out of him too .Me... I just think we were lucky

Charleygirl Sun 19-Feb-17 13:07:20

Mine does not exist

Auntieflo Sun 19-Feb-17 16:24:42

I have now got an ad flashing up for " I request my reading of the angels" by Angela.

durhamjen Sun 19-Feb-17 16:26:30

uBlock adblocker needed, Auntieflo.

felice Sun 19-Feb-17 16:32:14

I think mine has been going in and out of re-hab for the past ten years. Some good, some b****y awful.
Wish it would get her/his act together.

saoirse1961 Sun 19-Feb-17 17:18:57

I know I definitely have but don't know who! I was told I needed a heart transplant October 2015 but was facing a long wait because of my blood type. I got the call June 2015 and was extremely ill after. I had to go back in the day after the op because there was internal bleeding and was unconscious for a week. I wasn't expected to make it but after many rejections and infections I'm still here!! Recovery has been slow and there have been setbacks but I'm sure someone's looking after me.

durhamjen Sun 19-Feb-17 17:22:01

Wow, saoirse, you definitely needed one, if there is such a thing. Well done, the NHS.

Tessa101 Sun 19-Feb-17 17:32:10

I agree with christinefrance.

strawberrinan Sun 19-Feb-17 17:33:48

I can't agree. If this were true then it would be so terribly sad that some people have Guardian angels when some clearly don't.

Ana Sun 19-Feb-17 17:39:27

Yes, for almost every stroke of good luck mentioned (not buying that particular house, not boarding that plane) there are the losers - the owners who lost everything due to flooding, and the other plane passengers who lost their lives.

inishowen Sun 19-Feb-17 17:41:53

I'd like to think I had one, but if I had, why doesn't everyone?

norose4 Sun 19-Feb-17 17:49:04

The Poem 'The road not taken' by Robert Frost says it all for me, a lovely poem which sort of explains our decision making .

Morgana Sun 19-Feb-17 17:50:04

Sometimes we just need to have that hope. When things threaten to overwhelm us, belief in a guardian angel can be wonderful.

bionicwoman Sun 19-Feb-17 17:57:40

No, I don't believe in guardian angels or anything like that.

I think that people notice when their prayers are answered ('a miracle!') but don't when they are not, and for every prayer that is 'answered' there are 1,397,645,205 that aren't, but of course we forget about those!

I'm glad when things turn out for the best, and sad when they don't, but guardian angels? No way!

dragonfly46 Sun 19-Feb-17 18:11:29

I do believe that things happen for a reason which helps when things seems to be going wrong.

Bdaparadise2015 Sun 19-Feb-17 18:26:33

We were vacationing in Florida many years ago with our kids and other family member. We waited at a red light to go on the main road. There was a bus behind us. I always say the Lord's Prayer before I drive anywhere. Light changed to green I pulled out and we heard the screeching of tires and saw this car coming straight for us on my driver's side. It was going to hit us broadside. He missed us by a hair and slammed into the side of the bus behind us. Needless to say someone was watching over us for sure that day.

NannyKasey Sun 19-Feb-17 18:45:00

I definitely have one, when I had my sub-arachnoid haemorrhage at the end of November, the symptoms first appeared when I was out with DD and DGD, when I collapsed I was at my DPs house, both of whom are retired medical professionals (DM a nurse, DF a paramedic) I ended up spending 18 nights in hospital. 13 weeks on, I'm almost fully recovered and am now on annual leave following the birth of DGD no 2 last week. I am aware how lucky I am to still be here.

Araabra Sun 19-Feb-17 18:47:56

Mine watches over me well. She saw me through bc surgery, childbirth and raising my children. Sees me through childminding GC, too. sunshine

Ness57 Sun 19-Feb-17 18:50:00

I do believe in angels and that we each have a guardian angel. If you ask for help then they will be there. Paddyann in recent years we had house purchases fall through for various reasons leaving us very disheartened yet we finally moved to a place which has resulted in us being happier than we would ever have been in any of the other properties. Fate? Angel guidance? Perhaps just coincidence? Everyone will have their own opinion. As I said this is my belief, I don't expect everyone to have the same beliefs as me!

rosesarered Sun 19-Feb-17 18:53:45

There are no guardian angels looking out for anyone ( you only have to look at the tragic things that happen to children, let alone adults to realise that.)
Co-incidence and random events, bad luck, good luck, call it what you will, but not angelic interference in my view.

Elenkalubleton Sun 19-Feb-17 18:56:12

I think I've a Guardian angel ? Or something,my cat who sits on me a lot looks up and to my left shoulder(always the left) at first when it happened he looked a bit startled,but now he seems quite used to it.It may sound a bit crazy but when it appears I just say"is that you my angel,Thankyou for looking after me"It also happens when sitting in bed,left shoulder again,my husband wants to know why he hasn't got one!?LoL.

Ana Sun 19-Feb-17 18:58:41

Yes, all of those who claim to have one and have been protected and guided through life's trials, how do you explain why those who suffer through no fault of their own don't appear to have one?

Surely they are just as worthy as you, or have they somehow slipped through the net...hmm

rosesarered Sun 19-Feb-17 19:02:54

Yes, Ana that is exactly where the guardian angel theory falls down.

durhamjen Sun 19-Feb-17 19:18:35

Who can explain guardian angels any more than they can explain God?

GranNanLyn Sun 19-Feb-17 19:25:13

O yes I believe in a guardian angel 'he' is with me all the time. I ask him to guide me and help me. My husband has been seriously ill but with the help of mine and his guardian angel he has pulled through. The whole family at this terrible time has been finding white feathers in the most unexpected places, which is a sign that the Angels are with you.

GillT57 Sun 19-Feb-17 19:42:15

While I appreciate that the thought of guardian angels may be comforting to some, how do you explain tragedies and events which happen to others? Do they not have a guardian angel? Do they not deserve one? I think it is more likely to be intuition, and senses that we have perhaps lost but temporarily regain.