Role of Angels

Today is the Feast of Michael, Gabriel and Raphael. Archangels as we call them. All three are mentioned in scripture, and all three are popular.

Angels remind us of the "other" life that is out there, the spiritual life with battles to be won and journeys to be made. In times past, much was made of angels. We hear less about them now, though they have been popularized in literature and pop culture. What can angels really do for us?

I think the greatest role of angels is to remind us of the spiritual life we have, but oft forget. They are also someone to talk to, privately, someone who won't spill the beans or break your confidence. They are someone we can ask to protect us, to guide us, to lend a helping hand. Angels, though unseen, or no less real, if we take the time to development a friendship with them. And as this friendship grows, it is amazing the wonderful things that can happen to you in life, things only an angel would do.

And its always good to remember the verse from the psalm 91 (good to read the whole psalm!): For He will give His angels charge concerning you, To guard you in all your ways. They will bear you up in their hands, That you do not strike your foot against a stone.

Can we ask for anything better?