• Ten angels walk beside me, each and every day.
    Ten angels help to guide me, to give comfort and protect.
    They have been my companions since I was very young.

    Now you ask me, why ten?
    Do you think you are special?
    Why not one? or two? or three?
    Why ten?
    Surely you don't need so many.

    Well, each and every angel has a special job to do.
    Yes, it seems even angels specialize.

    All of us know Faith, Hope and Charity.
    They are all wonderful angels, and all so overworked.
    But there are seven more you see,
    and each and every one gives comfort and protects.

    The fourth angel is the angel I call Tolerance,
    Whom I fear we do not use enough, for if we did,
    there would be no bigotry or hatred.

    The next angel is the one I call Forgiveness,
    who is underutilized as well.
    Who among us coulde not use a little more Forgiveness in our hearts.

    Then we have the angel I call Beauty.
    We all have so much ugliness in life,
    I don't know a single soul who couldn't
    do with more Beauty in their life.

    The next two angels are the twins I call Joy and Happiness.
    They are most often seen walking hand in hand.

    My favorite angel is the one I call Friend.
    This little angel is the one who can bring
    real riches to our lives.
    I have often heard her saying: "To have a friend, one must first be a friend", and do you know it works!

    And last, but in no way least, is the angel I call Love.
    Sometimes, she seems so shy,
    and it seems like she is sleeping, but she is always near.
    If we could only open up our hearts,
    and just see her standing there, for if we did,
    then all the other angels would be easier to see.

    It is my belief that we all have Ten Angels walking besude us.
    They are sent from God, to see us through, to guide,
    comfort, and protect us until the day we join Him
    in the place we call Heaven.