Angel on Earth

I saw an angel today. An angel with faded, ripped jeans, a well-worn jacket and a tired baseball cap. He was standing just up from a busy, four lane intersection in downtown Kitchener. As my children and I approached the intersection, on our way home from swimming lessons, we noticed a mother duck and 10 brand new ducklings. She was frantically trying to cross all four lanes of traffic and stepped out into oncoming cars and certain death. In a blink of an eye the man, our angel, was by her side with his hands in the air. His thoughtful actions brought cars from all directions to an abrupt halt as he escorted mother and babies safely across the road. My heart melted as the new mother looked up at her 'crossing guard' repeatedly as she ushered her ducklings to the other side. I glanced into my mirror in time to see the new family meander down into the gully where a little creek runs into a small forest. And the angel? I don't know where he went, I lost sight him after that, but I take great comfort in knowing there are angels amongst us.