Frankly Graced

This morning as I walked to the bus stop, I noticed a memorial of flowers on the corner across the street. His name was Frank Raymond Clark. He was struck and killed by a motor vehicle. Along with the flowers, was an anonymous type written note telling about their experience with Frank. She was touched by his kindness. She wrote, “There are moments of Grace in everyone’s life if you choose to see it that way. It was my moment with a homeless man that showed grace to me and filled my heart that day.” The day she is referring to is the day that Frank sat with her when he saw her crying on a bench; he sat with her until he felt she was okay. That day, she says, “They became friends.”

This morning, I was graced to read these words about Frank, to know of a man who became an angel in this woman’s life. I felt incredibly touched; for a moment, I stood still and said a little prayer in his honor. Later on in the day as I was feeling frustrated for the delays on the train, I thought of Frank and everything felt better.

This piece here is titled “Angelica Sent to Heaven.” It is one of my earliest pieces from 1999. I chose this piece today because the angels in our lives are not taken from us, but rather they are sent to grace us.

Thank you Frank Raymond Clark for being you. May your spirit shine brightly in our world!