angels

from the CatholicExchange's "Word of Encouragement"

King of Angels!
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John 1:51
And he said to him, "Truly, truly, I say to you, you will see heaven opened, and the angels of God ascending and descending upon the Son of man."

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Angels are infallibly greeted in the Old Testament by terror. An angel may come in disguise, but when the disguise goes, the response is always fear. And well it should be. We are talking about superhuman created beings whose powers and intelligence vastly exceed our own. Revelation 12 is compelled to portray the battle between good and evil angelic powers in cosmic terms, like an ancient myth. Daniel also speaks of archangels holding in their hands the destiny of nations. Angels aren't the demure porcelain figures Hallmark portrays. They are mighty and they are not to be trifled with. Yet, amazingly, there is one man who speaks of himself as the ladder or stairway to heaven upon whom angels "ascend and descend". Small wonder he too had to reassure his disciples to "fear not" when he rose from the dead. If angels are awesome, how much more their King?

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Today is the Feast of Saints Michael, Gabriel, and Raphael, archangels and our daily readings were all relevant, all wonderful.

In the sight of the angels I will sing your praises, Lord.

(For the curious, here is a pretty comprehensive explanation on where the Church stands on the belief of angels and guardian angels...)

Question of the day: have you ever had an "angelic" encounter - any type, any story, all responses are welcomed. I actually have had more than one, lest you think your neurotic blog hostess is not without her own spin on matters such as these...