A recent Volkswagen advert
showed cars driving around a city with guardian angels sitting on the roofs. They were there keeping the drivers safe from
harm.
As the
cars drive by, another angel sits on a roof-top seeing if there is someone for
him to guard. He is excited when he
looks down to see a car without an angel and flies down to investigate. He is, however, disappointed to discover that
the car is a Volkswagen and concludes that this driver has no need of a
guardian angel!
The Bible
has little to say about Volkswagen but it does have quite a bit to say about
angels. In the Old Testament we read
that they are intermediary beings between God and humanity forming a heavenly
court praising God. The Greek for angels
‘angelos’ literally means messenger and as we have seen in countless works of
art they announce Jesus’ incarnation to Mary and his birth to the
shepherds. They also serve him in the wilderness
and Jesus says that they will protect him and accompany him when he comes again.
Next Thursday
we celebrate the Feast of St Michael and All Angels and as we do so it is worth
reminding ourselves of the biblical teaching about angels and their role in
protecting the faithful. One way we can
do this is by saying this prayer before going to sleep.
Visit this house, O
Lord, we pray, drive far from it all the snares of the enemy; may your Holy
angels dwell with us and guard us in peace, and may your blessing be always
upon us. Through Christ our Lord. Amen.
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