Monica A, Andermann of Long Island, New York tells s story of her Mother and her Grandmother Oma and a white dove that brought them the message of Grandma Oma’s death. The family was concerned about Grandma Oma and her health in that they knew she did not have long to live. Grandmother Oma, who was elderly and in poor health had taken a turn for the worse, She lived some distance away (24 hour trip) and they were debating the timing of a trip to her bedside in the far away hospital.
Her story “On the Wings of a Dove” was published in “Angels Among Us” (2013).
The story tells of Monica being awakened by her mother in the early morning hours with a request that she follow her to her bedroom…at the bedroom window the mother pointed to a dove sitting on a hedge just outside her window…
”And there it sat, a beautiful, plump, pure white dove like none I had ever seen before. The sight of it was truly awe-inspiring ”…”This dove has been sitting here and crying since sunrise. Did you hear it? Mom asked.”…”Mom and I gazed at the dove. He sat peacefully for a long while watching us back with his dark, round eyes. Then quietly, calmly he lifted from the hedge and flew away.”
The mother was sure that the dove was a messenger with a message that the grandmother had passed on…”That dove came to tell me that Oma is gone.” Monica did not believe so and stated:…”that kind of stuff doesn’t really happen.”…however a short time later after they had their morning tea the phone rang…
“I stood frozen as I overheard the news, Oma had passed away that morning peacefully.”
‘On the Wings of a Dove’ Poem
by Julia Gaunt
(Asheville, NC)
On the wings of a dove
His spirit takes flight
Rising over and above,
it is an amazing sight
We may weep and we may smile
Our hearts fill with love
Imagine his spirit to fly
Wind catching beneath his wings
Flying higher and higher
into the heavens and the sky
It is now both with peace and with love
We may offer our “good bye”
On the wings of a dove.
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