License plates are a favorite way for angels such as Raphael to convey their messages, as in my friend Jill’s sign from above. Jill had tried in vain to find prescription glasses to correct her nighttime driving problem, which stemmed from having Lasik surgery. Although her vision is great during the day, at night she sees “auras” of car lights reflecting in her Lasik incisions.

So on her drive home from work recently, Jill appealed to Raphael to help her have perfect vision day and night, near and far. She then requested a sign to validate that the archangel had heard her prayer. That moment, Jill noticed that the car ahead of her was a Ford Focus, sporting a license plate with the letters, “EZC." She marveled at how clearly and rapidly this sign appeared: a car called “focus” with a phonetic message of “easy ses." Jill knew that Raphael had heard and was answering her prayer.