The unexpected kindness,
From an unexpected place.
A hand outstretched in friendship,
A smile on someone's face.

A word of understanding,
Spoken in an hour of trial.
Are unexpexted miracles,
That make life more worthwhile.

We don't know how it happened,
That in an hour of need;
Somebody out of nowhere,
Proved to be a friend indeed.


For God has many messengers,
We fail to recognize.
But He sends them when we need them,
For His ways are wondrous and wise.




So keep looking for an angel.
And keep listening to hear,
For on life's busy crowded streets
You will find God's presence near.

poem by Helen Steiner Rice