Thursday, 28 September 2017

ASCENDING AND DESCENDING

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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