“We need to be angels for each other, to give each other strength and consolation. Because only when we fully realize that the cup of life is not only a cup of sorrow but also a cup of joy will we be able to drink it.”
Henri J.M. Nouwen
Being an angel has little to do with the supernatural or in this case, the divine. It is all about loving another to get them out, through and on to the life they deserve. Sure, in the moment it may feel like all there is, is to endure or withstand. And accept disappointment and defeat.
But in reality, when you are an angel to another you are bringing joy. To them, because they know they are loved. And to you, because you now know you can love in that manner.
So be that angel.
Give them and you the joys of strength.
Consolation.
And love.
...my temporary assignment. 