“... we should not worry about clothes or food? Such anxiety is a mark of? unbelievers, who reject the providence of the Lord and deny the Creator. An attitude of this kind is entirely wrong for Christians who believe that even? sparrows? are under the care of the holy angels (cf. Mt. 10:29). The demons, however? suggest worries of this kind? The divine word can bear no fruit, being choked out by our cares. Let us, then, renounce these cares, and throw them down before the Lord, being content with what we have at the moment?” ShouldBelieveKindMomentsCareChristianAttitudeLordWorryDivineBearsHolyAnxietyClothesAngelMarkFruitCreatorDenyDemonRejectsOrthodoxProvidenceOrthodox ChristianRenounceSparrowsCfsUnbelieversBeing Content Author:Evagrius Ponticus
“O why did God, Creator wise, that peopled highest heav'n With Spirits masculine, create at last This novelty on earth, this fair defect Of nature, and not fill the world at once With men as angels without feminine, Or find some other way to generate Mankind?” MenWorldWayEarthLastsSpiritWiseMankindHighestAngelFairsCreatorFeminineDefectsMasculineNovelty Author:John Milton
“The very names assigned to angels by their Creator, convey to us ideas pre-eminently pleasing, fitted to captivate the heart, and exalt the imagination; ideas which dispel gloom, banish despondency, enliven hope, and awaken sincere and unmingled joy.” HeartIdeasJoyNamesImaginationAngelCreatorSincereGloomDespondency Author:Timothy Dwight V
“For a man is a little lower than the angels, yet was made that he might become the companion of the Creative Forces; and thus was given--in the breath of life--the individual soul, the stamp of approval as it were of the Creator; with the ability to know itself to be itself, and to make itself, as one with the Creative Forces--irrespective of other influences.” KnowsMenLittlesMadeSoulMightIndividualGivenForceAbilityCreativeInfluenceAngelBreathsCreatorCompanionApprovalStamps Author:Edgar Cayce
“I know that my work in this case is magnified by the fact that the streets of heaven are too crowded with angels. We know their names. They number a thousand for each one of the red ribbons that we wear here tonight. They finally rest in the warm embrace of the gracious creator of us all. A healing embrace that cools their fevers, that clears their skin, and allows their eyes to see the simple, self-evident, common sense truth that is made manifest by the benevolent creator of us all...” KnowsMadeSelfFactsEyeNamesHeavenSimpleNumbersHealingCasesStreetsThousandAngelRedSkinsEmbraceCreatorWarmTonightManifestEvidentCrowdedFeverGraciousBenevolentRibbonsRed Ribbon Author:Tom Hanks
“What a wonder is it, that two natures infinitely distant, should be more intimately united than anything in the world; and yet without any confusion! That the same person should have both a glory and a grief; an infinite joy in the Deity, and an inexpressible sorrow in the humanity! That a God upon a throne should be an infant in a cradle; the thundering Creator be a weeping babe and a suffering man, are such expressions of mighty power, as well as condescending love, that they astonish men upon earth, and angels in heaven.” MenWorldShouldWellsPersonsTwoEarthJoySufferingHumanityHeavenUnitedGriefWonderExpressionSorrowGloryAngelShould HaveInfiniteCreatorConfusionThronesInfantDeitiesWeepingCradleBabeCondescendingAngel In Heaven Author:Thomas Goodwin
“Angels are God's messengers whose chief business is to carry out his orders in the world. He has given them an ambassadorial charge. He has designated and empowered them as holy deputies to perform works of righteousness. In this way they assist him as their creator while he sovereignly controls the universe. So he has given them the capacity to bring holy enterprises to a successful conclusion.” WorldWayOrderUniverseGivenSuccessfulHolyAngelCapacityCreatorConclusionChiefsEnterpriseRighteousnessEmpoweredMessengersDeputies Book:Angels: Ringing Assurance that We Are Not Alone Source: Angels: Ringing Assurance that We Are Not Alone
“There is a legend that when God was equipping man for his long life journey of exploration, the attendant good angel was about to add the gift of contentment and complete satisfaction. The Creator stayed his hand and said, 'No, if you bestow that upon him you will rob him forever of all joy of self-discovery.'” IfsMenLongSaidSelfHandsJoyForeverJourneyDiscoveryAngelAddSatisfactionCreatorSelf DiscoveryContentmentExplorationLegendsLong LifeLife Journey Book:How to Get what You Want Source: How to Get what You Want
“You'll wrest a burning sword from an angel, but you're afraid of bats?" "I'm not afraid of them. I just don't like them. They're...furry. Flying things shouldn't be furry. It's not right. And if I ever meet the Creator, I'm taking that one up with him." "That I'd like to see. Your one and possible only chance to get the answer to every question in the universe, and you ask, 'Why are bats furry?'" "I will. You just wait.” IfsUniverseAsksWaitingChanceAnswersAngelCreatorFlyingBurningNot AfraidBatsFurry Author:Kelley Armstrong
“An angel is an intelligent essence, always in motion. It has free will, is incorporeal, serves God, and has been bestowed with immortality. Only the Creator understands its true nature.” Has BeensAngelEssenceIntelligentCreatorImmortalityFree WillServing GodTrue Nature Author:John of Damascus