PRAYER PAUSE
Friday 29 September 2017,
Michael, Gabriel and Raphael
ASCENDING
AND DESCENDING
Pause. Enter into the stillness
of God within.
Reading: “You will see heaven laid
open and, above the Son of Man, the angelsof God ascending and descending.” (John
1:47-51)
Reflection. We can be a little tense
about the angels. After all, what is there to say? We have no experience of
such creatures and our scientific mind may feel uncomfortable with them. But if
we see them as “messengers of God” – which is what they are – continually at
work among us, good spirits, helping us to find our way in this complex world,
then it seems to me we can make sense of them. The image, in John’s gospel, of
them ascending and descending captures this. They help us fight against the bad
spirits in us and in our world. And they expand our mind to think beyond the
the boundaries of our imagination.
Prayer. Lord, may your holy
angels guard and guide us on pur way. Amen.
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