| when we feel little, weak and lonely, sometimes a little new thought strays into our minds, sometimes we sense a feeling of strength, coming as it were from no where. I doubt if anyone has ever rightly pictured those beings we think of as angels. The bible uses the word 'messenger' - this is why I have chosen the wonderful icons on this page. They are a picture of how these being make us feel.. we can choose to invite these new thoughts, of strength, of |  |
winged readiness. Of standing up to the bad things rather than feeling helpless and untoward fear. Whether it is for ourselves, or on behalf of another, it can help us to stand still, and use the best picture we have to invite those things we need and desire. Angels came to comfort Jesus, we are told, in the Garden of Gethsemane, they ministered unto Him in the desert. He himself spoke of angels, who were ever before the face of God, on behalf of the little ones. |
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| When we feel ourselves in the dark and narrow places, when we are hurt and bewildered, sometimes we need more than help, we need teaching. Leave aside images for the moment, and think of the possibility of a new idea, of new emotions, nobler, perhaps than you presently can reach, of new passion for good things, and of becoming like them, bringing these strengths into your own world as it is now. As you begin to invite these thoughts, you will find that |
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you begining to experience them as presences. To invite them in, to hold them to you, and you find that they will speak in and through you. No. They are not The Holy One. No they are not the very human comfort of Jesus himself, but they are strong, and of great beauty and intelligence. You may hear them - almost, speak with you, advice you. But in the end, however you picture them, you find that you yourself, begin to walk with the witnesses, you |
