Angels

Angels The living track 

Vera Peste

Sometimes we look for angels in our lives and wonder why they don t seem close by. We must remember that the way to connect more easily with them is to do as angels do . 

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 Angels 

 Angels exist through the  eyes of faith, and faith is   perception. Only if you   can perc pe rceive eive it can you   experience it.   - John Westerhoff 

 In short, short, if it ever entered  the the mind mind of the the frivolous  frivolous   angel to dance on the  head of a pin, its  whim whimsic sical al impu impuls ls e woul would   have to be exercised in a  solitary fashion.  It coul could d not invi invite te other  other   angels to join it. It would 

 have  have to dan dancc e the there  alone.   - Mortimer J. Adler, "The Angels and Us" 

 As beings of light, the  angels are also beings of   color, and they may   reach  reach us through through  different colors that   spark something in our   unconscious.  - Terry Lynn Taylor & Mary Beth Crain

 Angels are often not   seen, but rather felt or   heard  heard or or sense se nsed. d. Peopl Peoplee  recount a shifting shifting c olor in the the atmos atmosph phere, ere, a  dream,  dream, a clarif clarifying  ying  though thought, t, a surge surge of   superhuman strength.  Sometimes only visible is  the tip of a sword sword or a

 muscula  muscularr ar arm m flung flung out   protectively.   - Traci Mullins, Mulli ns, "Breakfast with the Angels" 

Throu Through ghou outt you y ourr life life you   have been blessed with  spiritual  spiritual expe experien riences, ces, brought brought by by your ange angels. ls.  Som  Some are sacred sacred and  and   confid  confidentia ential.l. Others Others,,  although sacred, are  mean  meantt to be be shared. shared.  - Barbara Mark & Trudy Griswold, "The Angelspeake Storybook" 

Wherever we see beauty  which attracts us, and   kind  kindles in us desire desiress and  and   aspirations for higher   attai  at tainm nment entss , it is is a visio v ision n  from God, God , whose whose mission mission  is to call us to a higher   life.  life. We We should should make make sure that that we d o not not prov provee  disobedient to any 

 heave  heave nly vision, vision, but but that  that  we follow follow e very one one as an an  angel sent from heaven to woo us nearer God.   - J. R. Miller, Dr. Miller  s  Dr.     Yearbook    

 [Gabriel's]  [Gabriel's] attribute attributess are  a lily and a scroll   inscribed  inscribed with with "Av " Avee Maria Gratia Gratia Ple Plena na." ." He is   sometimes shown with a  sceptre or an olive branch  as a symb symbol ol of of peac peacee on  earth.  - Manly P. Hall, "The Blessed Angels" 

 A trav travelle ellerr shoul should d alway always  s   seek  seek the com compan panyy of the  righteous, for ministering   angels travel with them, whereas,   angels of   Satan   go along with the wicked.   - Bernard J. Bamberger, "Fallen Angels" 

 Perhap  Perhapss you, too, once  had a flaw-a f law-a thought thought,, no  more than that, less than  angeli  angelic. c. In a second second of of a  second, you were  restored  restored to innocence by  by   a Maker omniscient and   kind.   - Elizabeth Spires 

 And the angel of the Lord Lord,, went furt further, her, and   stood  stood in a narro narrow w pl pl ace ace, where [there] was no way to turn either to the  right hand or to the left.   - Numbers Numbe rs 22:26

 Suffer not thy mouth to  cause thy thy flesh to sin;  neither say thou before the angel, that it was an  error; wherefore should  God be angry at thy  voice, voice, and de de stroy stroy the the work work of of thine thine hands?    - Ecclesiastes 5:6

Then Then the the seven ange angels  ls  who had the seven trumpets prepared to  sound  sound them. them.   - Revelation 8:6

 Metatron  is often  mentioned as the  highest-ranking angel in  Jewish lore - the prince  of all angels, angels, the the  chance  chancello llorr of heave heaven. n.  Metatron is the angel of  the covenant, head of the  celestial academy, and   holds the keys to the

 light of illumination and  the light of discernm discernmee nt.  He is the the prince prince of   mys  mysteries teries and and contro controls ls all  al l  the secret treasuries of   hidden wisdom.   - David Connolly, "In Search of Angels" 

 And, being so small that   it seemed seemed to take him him   just twice as long as   any  anyone one else to ge ge t to  night  nightly ly pray pray ers, the Littlest Angel always   arrived late,  and alwa always ys knocked  knocked   everyone s   wings askew 

 as he darted into his   place.   - Charles Tazewell, Tazewell , "The Littlest Angel" 

Cupid abroad was lated   in the the night night,, His Hi s wings  were wet with ranging in the rain.   - Robert Greene,  Sonnet: Cupid Abroad Was Lated      

Thos Thosee sweetl sweetlyy smiling  smiling   angels with pensive  looks, innocent faces, and   cash-box  cash-boxees for hearts. hearts.   - Honore de Balzac

 If angels are entertained   unaware, it is because they have tact.   - Spencer Bayne,  Murder Recalls Van Kill      

The Irish say that a  child smiling in its sleep  is having a talk with  angels. But to  Armenians, that that sno s noozi ozing ng che che rubic rubic  smile  smile actua actually lly comes  comes   from the fact the child  s       guardian angel is 

tickling him by cutting   his fingernails.   - John Ronner, Ronne r, "Know Your Angels" 

 And the creatures  creatures   gathered  round     And  And didn t make a sound   And  And the the ang angels els cried cried..  - Harley Allen and Deborah Nims, The Angels Cried    The  

 So far we s till till don don t know  wheth whethee r ange angels are  ethereal beings of light  with without out sub s ubstanc stancee or if  they take a solid human  form with real wings  which which actua ac tually lly ena enable ble them to fly.   - Malcolm Godwin, "Angels: An Endangered Species" 

 Ask your ange angel  l   Is the there  anything I need to know   right now?   Sit quietly   and s ee if you you can feel a  messag  messagee coming to you. you.   - Margaret Neylon, Ney lon, "An Angel a Day" 

 How you think, staring   on at at the the door, door, whe where re the the  face of your angel flashed    bright    in, that it  s brightne ness ss,,  familiar  familiar befor before, e, burns burns off   from you ever the more  for the the dark dark of of you y our  r   sorrow and sin.   - Elizabeth Barrett Browning,  Only   Only a Curl  

Think Think of a son songg whos whosee  lyrics includ includee the word  word     angel.   Write out as much of the  lyrics as you can  remember and ponder on the words. This will bring even more  aware  awarene ness ss of ange angels 

 into your life on a daily  basis.   - Margaret Neylon, Ney lon, "An Angel a Day" 

 Arous  Arousee your yourself  self   our Lord   is speaking with you. Do  not  not wan wande derr off off. Hi His elec elect  t   ange  angels ls surro surroun und d you, you, s o be not dism d ismay ayed ed;; the  ranks of the demons   stand facing facing you, so do  not grow lax.   - Evagruis 

 A fine thing to be talking   about  about angels angels in this day  when common thieves   smash the holy holy rosaries  rosaries   of their victims in the  street     - Jack Kerouac, "Desolation Angels" 

The highest   seraph  compreh  comprehee nds as   unity all that that his inferiors   see as manifold manifold..   - Meister Eckhart 

Whe Whe n you are are spe spe aki aking  to chi chi ldren today, why  why   not bring up the subject   of ange ange ls and and see how  they react? You may be  amazed at the  experiences they share with you!    - Margaret Neylon, Ney lon, "An Angel a Day" 

 In sum, within every   hum  human are are two two ange ange ls; the Ange Angell of Light  Light   and the Angel of  Darkness. The one tend tendss to  promo  promote te all tha thatt is good; good; the the othe other, r, all al l that that is evil. ev il. Every human deed   strengthens the hand 

 of one one ang angel el or or the the othe other.   - Morris B. Margolies, "A Gathering of Angels" 

 ...There was was a flutt fluttee r of  wings wings and the brigh bright  t   appeara  appearanc ncee of an angel angel in the air, speeding forth on  some heavenly mission. mission.   - Nathanial Hawthorne, Hawth orne, "The Celestial Railroad" 

 Any obstruc obstruction tion [in the  spiritual world] that   ought  ought to be remove removed  d  because it is contrary to Divine orde order, r, the the angels  angels   cast down or overthrow   merely by an effor effortt of the the will and a look.   - Emanuel Swedenborg, "Heaven and its Wonders and Hell" 

 Reme  Rememb mber, er, no no matte matte r   how  how blea bleakk and and lonely lonely you   may feel, your angels are  here for you y ou now. now. Reach Reach  out to them, allow their   gentle, strong winds to  enfold you and and keep keep you  you   safe and and sec secure. ure.   - Margaret Neylon Neyl on

Whe Whe n some someone one sees   an angel they bring  their own perceptions  to the forefront. Each angelic visual is   different,  different, therefo the refore re  one cannot designate  a specific color to an  ange  angell or to to all all ange ange lic

beings.  - James R. Lewis and Evelyn Evely n Dorothy Oliver, "Angels A to Z" 

    Be an ang angel el tod tod ay! As it  s   difficult for angels to  manifest in human form, we can often take on their their role for a mome moment  nt   or two two and and help help some someon onee  in their name.   - Margaret Neylon, Ney lon, "An Angel a Day" 

 Michae  Michaell is an ange angel of   repentance,  right  rightee ousness, ousness, mercy, mercy,  and  and sancti sanctifica ficatio tion. n. In  Jewish  Jewish traditio tradition n he is   also classified as one of  the the seve seve n archa archang ngels els- some  sometime times said to to be the the  chief archangel-and one  of the four angels 

 station  stationed ed at at the the sid s ides es of  the throne of God.   - David Connolly, "In Search of Angels" 

The angels share with no  strings  strings attached. attached.  - Terry Lynn Taylor and Mary Beth Crain, "Angel Wisdom" 

 Angels are featured in Chris Christia tianity nity,, Judaism, Judaism,  Islam and other religions.  In cou countl ntleess Old Old and and New  Testament verses, we  find angels performing  their their chief chief functi function on- acting as God  s       messenger.  messenger. Other  Other   religions  religions,, including 

Buddhism and Hinduism,  mention angels  throu through ghout out the their  ir   scriptures as well.  - Angels in Our Midst  Midst 

The Lord shall send his   angel with you and make  your jour j ourne neyy succe success sful. sful.   - Genesis Gene sis 24:40

 A thanksgiving to  spiritual beings assigned  to help help huma human n bein be ings  gs   carry out their duties.   - Oren Lyons, "Faithkeeper, Turtle Clan of the Onondaga Iroquois Nation" 

 A birthmark is a kiss   from an angel.   - Anonymous