10/17/2022
i love this written by a good friend
I never felt strong stirrings
about angels in the past.
Their role for me was limited
and, by me, rashly cast.
Messengers, proclaimers, heralds,
choirs––certainly!
Rebukers, guardians––why not?
But none applied to me.
Angels were meant for prophets or
disciples in sore need.
They were God’s hands to bless His chosen,
or call them to heed.
Their ministry was set in motion
by the Lord’s design.
They were not ours to call upon
but His, in His own time.
These sacred visitors on earth
came not by man’s request.
They and the miracles they wrought
arrived at God’s behest.
And yet, it seems this truth I knew
was not quite true at all;
God’s angels are for every child
whose faith extends the call.
Angels, Known and Loved ©2022 Susan Noyes Anderson
I never felt strong stirrings
about angels in the past.
Their role for me was limited
and, by me, rashly cast.
Messengers, proclaimers, heralds,
choirs––certainly!
Rebukers, guardians––why not?
But none applied to me.
Angels were meant for prophets or
disciples in sore need.
They were God’s hands to bless His chosen,
or call them to heed.
Their ministry was set in motion
by the Lord’s design.
They were not ours to call upon
but His, in His own time.
These sacred visitors on earth
came not by man’s request.
They and the miracles they wrought
arrived at God’s behest.
And yet, it seems this truth I knew
was not quite true at all;
God’s angels are for every child
whose faith extends the call.
On earth, angels are found in friends
who serve us with great love,
but we are also loved and served
by angels from above.
And often, these are dear ones,
members of our family tree…
who went before and now give care
to their posterity.
Most angels are unseen, and when
no sign informed my eyes,
I felt God’s help but did not feel
His angels by my side.
I had no inkling I could pray
for angels to attend;
nor did I know I could request,
by name, whom He would send.
What greater blessing might be mine
than understanding this:
Our loved ones lost can be the angels
standing in our midst.
On earth, angels are found in friends
who serve us with great love,
but we are also loved and served
by angels from above.
And often, these are dear ones,
members of our family tree…
who went before and now give care
to their posterity.
Most angels are unseen, and when
no sign informed my eyes,
I felt God’s help but did not feel
His angels by my side.
I had no inkling I could pray
for angels to attend;
nor did I know I could request,
by name, whom He would send.
What greater blessing might be mine
than understanding this:
Our loved ones lost can be the angels
standing in our midst.
