Do Angels have a gender ?

[AlphaGamDiva]

i absolutely love the idea of angels! other beings helping God out...c'mon. i totally believe they exist...whether male or female makes no difference...but i really think that angels are a combination of God-like souls and our loved ones that have departed and gone from us. my friend luke passed away last year (he'd be 21 today, actually), and there are times when i feel like is right next to me, or walking behind me...i guess it could just be wishful thinking...but at the same time, do people always have to have scientific evidence to believe in something? plain ol' faith is wonderful.

and a weird thing on that note: i was having a dream the other night that i kept seeing someone that looked like luke and i started to cry, then i woke up abruptly and i felt goosebumps on my arm that immediately just lifted off of me...like he was there, but left as soon as i woke up. it's hard to explain...but i have dreams where he visits me a lot, and it's not just a dream...it's a visit. he's checking on me. they don't happen when i think about him a lot...he comes when something is going on in my life. so weird. but i love that i have it.

monica