I'm sure you remember the series "Touched By an Angel". For years, my family and I watched it faithfully every Sunday Night, and I loved it. After I moved here, it meant even more to me, because it was filmed in and around Salt Lake, and I recognized a lot of the homes and neighborhoods. For some reason, what with Salt Lake being the headquarters of the LDS church, and the setting for a series about Angels, it was as if we were truly surrounded by God and his Angels.
The series ended years ago, and although it's widely available in re-runs on the Hallmark and GMC Channels, I very rarely watch it. Kind of like it's old news, and I've moved on. But this last couple of days, there wasn't much on TV, and I was in a Christmas-y mood, and GMC was doing a "Touched By an Angel" marathon. And I was sucked back in.
This all coincided with much of what was going on in the news. Last week, our country suffered another tragedy, and although life is trying to go on, I think a lot of us, myself included, are feeling at a bit of a loss. Sadness, mixed with the business and the anticipation of the Christmas Season. As much as I have a testimony of God and our Savior, it's hard not to keep falling back into the sadness and the fear of what happened.
What does this have to do with a show about Angels? Well, years ago, they had a Christmas episode that dealt with another tragedy, and that episode happened to be on late last night. I think the message the show tried to get across was that God is not the author of fear and sadness, but that through him and his Son, we can give it all over to them and learn to have joy again. What was particularly meaningful while I was watching it was the appearance of the Mormon Tabernacle Choir (and you all know how I feel about them), singing one of their all-time great numbers. It had me sobbing in joyful tears.
The following clip is a little long, but I hope you'll take a few minutes to watch it.
Touched by an Angel and the Tabernacle Choir
The series ended years ago, and although it's widely available in re-runs on the Hallmark and GMC Channels, I very rarely watch it. Kind of like it's old news, and I've moved on. But this last couple of days, there wasn't much on TV, and I was in a Christmas-y mood, and GMC was doing a "Touched By an Angel" marathon. And I was sucked back in.
This all coincided with much of what was going on in the news. Last week, our country suffered another tragedy, and although life is trying to go on, I think a lot of us, myself included, are feeling at a bit of a loss. Sadness, mixed with the business and the anticipation of the Christmas Season. As much as I have a testimony of God and our Savior, it's hard not to keep falling back into the sadness and the fear of what happened.
What does this have to do with a show about Angels? Well, years ago, they had a Christmas episode that dealt with another tragedy, and that episode happened to be on late last night. I think the message the show tried to get across was that God is not the author of fear and sadness, but that through him and his Son, we can give it all over to them and learn to have joy again. What was particularly meaningful while I was watching it was the appearance of the Mormon Tabernacle Choir (and you all know how I feel about them), singing one of their all-time great numbers. It had me sobbing in joyful tears.
The following clip is a little long, but I hope you'll take a few minutes to watch it.
Touched by an Angel and the Tabernacle Choir
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