Angels

"He will give his angels charge over you, to guard you in all your ways." -- The Bible; Psalm 91:11

"The Thought God holds of you is like a star, unchangeable in an eternal sky." -- A Course in Miracles; Chapter 30, Section III, 8:4

I've always been fascinated and comforted by the thought of angels, as many of us are.  I've even had a couple of actual encounters with what I believed at the time to be angelic beings.  And there have been many, many times that I felt an 'overshadowing,' like a comforting Presence in the midst of sorrow or suffering.

What I've come to accept is that all forms and beliefs are made up, mental constructs by human egos trying to maintain a separate identity by looking for something outside to react to and believe in and be rescued by.  But the content of everything is always angelic... We are the eternal Thoughts of God, always in a divinely circulating activity of Oneness.  Only the Thoughts of God exist.  God creates all that is Real by extending the Oneness that we are.  

We rest in the Mind of God in perfect peace and perfect joy.  And when we forget Who and Where we are, the angel Thoughts of God hold us, sustain us, and bring us gently back to ourselves.  That these aspects of Self appear sometimes as glorious beings of Light is perfect... they are symbols of the Light and Truth of God, as we are.  That angels resonate so deeply in our collective consciousness shows how very much aware we all still are of our true Home and our true Self. 

I will continue to believe in and see and even have conversations with angels in this life.  They symbolize all that is Real to me, just as my conversations with Jesus and the Holy Spirit help return me to my right Mind again and again.  And yet I know that beyond this dream we call life, there is our True Life, which needs no symbols and no reminders... and that Life is our eternal Being in God.  So thank God for all the precious symbols and reminders in the dream.  Thank God for Angels.

"Wholeness needs no form because it is unlimited." -- A Course in Miracles; Chapter 30, Section III, 3:2

I wrote a little parable about our journey through the dream we call life, called "Follow the Star."  You can click on the title to go to that link.