Singapore, October 2 2007, Feast of the Guardian Angels
They are continuously interceding for us, cause they always look upon the face of the heavenly Father (Mt 18:10) and in a way which is unknown to me, they are always looking after and protecting the people God entrusted to them.
Each one of us…. I believe young or old, male or female, Christian or non-Christian, Catholic or non-Catholic has been assigned at least an angel to guard them.
As I continue pondering about the Guardian Angels…. I am thinking on My Guardian Angel(s).
I rarely think of my angels. I even don’t know whether they have emotions or feeling, I haven’t spent so much effort to learn more about them…. But somehow I believe that they have emotions too… and o’oww… I realize so many times I made them feel sad for at least these few things: (Btw, these are just my reflection and not based on any theological doctrines or anything…)
1. Each time I acted against God, intentionally or unintentionally.
A bubble pops up from my head now (sooo comical!!!!!)… these imaginations appear……
there were so many times where these angels of mine begging me “no no no….. don’t do that, that’s offending God, nooooo”, they prayed to God, interceding that I might not fall to those temptations… but too bad, I fell….
That time the angels continued praying that His grace and mercy fall upon me tremendously that I may repent real soon.
Well, don’t get me wrong… I don’t think that they are like the police or what… busy-bodying me all day long waiting for some mistakes done to be reported to their Boss… not at all…. Their Boss doesn’t need their report to know bout that. It’s just…. They know God very well, they know His Heart, they love Him and me. They know exactly that these wrongdoings offend God and separate me from Him whom I need most.
However… there are so many times when I believe I made them rejoice and Praise God for His Victory over me. Yup, every time I successfully recognized His will and acted upon it, they are sooo joyful… yoo, thanks my Angels….. can’t do that without your prayers and His grace.
"Therefore, since we have so great a cloud of witnesses surrounding us, let us also lay aside every encumbrance and the sin which so easily entangles us, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us." (Heb 12:1)
2. Each time I made them ….. literally…. jobless
Certainly, they are very strong and holy. And for sure they are needed in my life, otherwise, why should He assign me these angels in the first place. God’s plans n works are always perfect and necessary. They are recruited by God himself (err, mind my imagination again) to be armies that protect me from snares of evil. I imagine they are always ready, on guard, they take unto them the whole armor of God. They are so excited, they love their job so much. They are waiting and waiting and waiting. Too bad, I often don’t even give them the opportunities to perform their work.
"My angel will go before you and bring you to the Amorites, Hittites, Perizzites, Canaanites, Hivites and Jebusites; and I will wipe them out." —Exodus 23:23
Many times I fail to fulfill my mission as a Christian. I should bear witness to Christ to everyone through my life, but sometimes (errr many times) I forget bout that or just be lazy to even think about that.
Once I heard that devils are not happy when someone is too close to God or is working in His field. They will try their best to hold men to be close to God and to be his effective workers. That is why He sends us His armies to continuously protect and guard us. However, I often make them sit and wait.
Again … don’t get me wrong… I don’t say that their prayer and help for our day to day activities, such as working, studying, facing difficult people, facing personal problems are not important. They are important… in fact we need God’s grace for all things we do in our life… it’s just, they can do SO MUCH MORE……
However, I’m not that bad as well. Sometimes I courageously work for God. Though facing difficulties, obstacles, barrier in my ministry, I continue going on …(not all time though). I know for sure, it was not because of my goodness, it’s because of my angels’ prayers…. and His Grace.
So, let’s get excited and wake up! Our angels are waaaaaaaaiting!!!!
3. Each time I’m sad and don’t know where to turn to
Yeah, they know my feeling.. I think so. When I’m sad, they are too. They are sad even more when I don’t turn my face to God, during these time, they hold me and replace me praying to God.
I’m looking around now… my Chinese and Vietnamese collegues behind me, my Moslems friends in front of me and my other Christian friends on my left and right, they have their own angels too. I greet these angels … in my heart of course.
Then I think of anytime I despised other people… their angels were looking at me … whoops.
So I greet my angels now, I smile, “Thanks a lot for guarding and guiding me. After the Holy Spirit, you are my closest companion on earth”
I feel he smiles back at me and say…. “Maggy, you better work now! Coz it’s 10.13 am and He doesn’t like you to be lazy”
“Ow ow ow, ok, Angels, let’s do it!!!!!! We are together in this rite!” hehehehhe
Prayer to Guardian Angels:
Angel of God,
my guardian dear,
To whom God's love
commits me here,
Ever this day,
be at my side,
To light and guard,
Rule and guide.
Amen.
"From infancy to death human life is surrounded by their (the angels) watchful care and intercession. Beside each believer stands an angel as protector and shepherd leading him to life. Already here on earth the Christian life shares by faith in the blessed company of angels and men united to God."
from the Catechism of the Catholic Church; 336.
