This remake of the Cary Grant/Loretta Young classic 'The Bishop's Wife' tells the story of Henry Biggs (Courtney B. Vance), a preacher who is too busy attending to the needs of his parishioners to pay attention to his wife Julia (Whitney Houston). When he prays for help, he does not expect it to arrive in the form of angel Dudley (Denzel Washington), who sets about lightening the reverend's load.

However, with Dudley and Julia spending so much time together, their mutual attraction might just ruin the preacher's marriage altogether.