SUNDAY–REVERENCE FOR GOD, OUR ANGELS AND ALL THE SPIRITUAL BEINGS WHO HELP US

By Amanda Gore

“Millions of spiritual creatures walk the earth  unseen, both when we wake and when we sleep.”

John Milton in “Paradise Lost”

No matter what your spiritual belief system, we need to treat God, or your equivalent of God, with awe, wonder and reverence. And we need to do the same with angels, guides, the nature spirits and all living things.

Too often we forget about all the angels that help us out—on earth and from “above.” I believe we have guardian angels and that there are many “angels” in human guise who help us through our lives. They come in all shapes and sizes and appear magically at times we need them, and it is only afterwards that we do realize we were “touched by an angel.” That is awesome.

This is the realm of miracles and things way beyond our understanding, so just be grateful that we are living in a world where miracles can and do happen all the time. Be very reverent towards this whole amazing, awe-inspiring spiritual world of which we are members!

Look around you today and try to feel God in all you do and be aware of all the beings that are with us as well, like loved ones who have passed and angels who want to help us. We just don’t know how to look, sense, feel, and listen for them. It’s easy-ish! Be quiet, look with your heart and listen.

At the wake after Mum’s funeral, I was standing on the balcony talking with one of her oldest and dearest friends, my surrogate Mum, Billee, when a turquoise butterfly flew right by me—two stories up. I saw it and instantly knew it was Mum! It was the strangest thing. I just knew it.

Several days later when I was really missing her, I was with some friends on their farm. For three hours I was surrounded by all manner of turquoise bugs—butterflies, dragonflies and others I could not even recognize. Turquoise was one of Mum’s favorite colors. Since then, she has sent me many butterflies—they appear on billboards, in airports, magazines and cards. It’s that inner knowing that makes it true for me.

I have told this story many times now, and almost everyone has a similar one. Those who have crossed the threshold are always with us—we just need to wake up and recognize their presence! How could you not be filled with wonder and reverence at the amazing ways they can connect with us?

Thank God for all he has done for you, for all the help he has sent you, the blessings, gifts and grace he has bestowed on you, and for his ongoing forgiveness. We have a lot to revere! Treat him with respect; do not ignore him; listen carefully for what he has to say to us; take time with him every day and sit in awe and wonder and gratitude for everything we have been given.

Listen for his will and align yours with his. It works out better in the end. Much better! I love what C.S. Lewis wrote: “There are two kinds of people; those who say to God, ‘Thy will be done; ’ and those to whom God says, ‘All right, then, have it your way!’” The price is much greater if we do it our way!