∼Angels Among Us – Everywhere

“All arrangements that are carried out between heaven and earth are carried out through angels.”
—Mirza Ghulam Ahmad

“We are like children, who stand in need of masters to enlighten us and direct us; God has provided for this, by appointing his angels to be our teachers and guides.”
—Thomas Aquinas

“Make yourself familiar with the angels, and behold them frequently in spirit; for without being seen, they are present with you.”
—Francis de Sales

“Every blade of grass has an angel that bends over it and whispers, ‘Grow! Grow!’”
—Talmud

“For, as it is written in the book of the Prophets: ‘And the angel that spoke in me, said to me. . .’ He does not say, ‘Spoke to me’ but ‘Spoke in me’. . .”
—Augustine

“We not only live among men, but there are airy hosts, blessed spectators, sympathetic lookers-on, that see and know and appreciate our thoughts and feelings and acts.”
—Henry Ward Beecher

“The angels develop an abiding affection for their human associates; and you would, if you could only visualize the seraphim, develop a warm affection for them. Divested of material bodies, given spirit forms you would be very near the angels in many attributes of personality. They share most of your emotions and experience some additional ones. The only emotion actuating you which is somewhat difficult for them to comprehend is the legacy of animal fear that bulks so large in the mental life of the average [person]. The angels really find it hard to understand why you will so persistently allow your higher intellectual powers, even your religious faith, to be so dominated by fear, so thoroughly demoralized by the thoughtless panic of dread and anxiety.”
—The Urantia Book

“He shall give his angels charge over thee, to keep thee: And in their hands they shall bear thee up, lest at any time thou dash thy foot against a stone.”
—Luke (4:10-11)

“[Angels] guide us to become spiritual people for the pleasure of it… because the spiritual life itself has a great deal of beauty and real satisfaction, even pleasure. And this is what the soul needs.”
—Thomas Moore

“An angel can illume the thought and mind of man by strengthening the power of vision, and by bringing within his reach some truth which the angel himself contemplates.”
—Thomas Aquinas

“Seraphim function as teachers of men by guiding the footsteps of the human personality into paths of new and progressive experiences. To accept the guidance of a seraphim rarely means attaining a life of ease. In following this leading you are sure to encounter, and if you have the courage, to traverse, the rugged hills of moral choosing and spiritual progress.”
—The Urantia Book

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How to Work With Your Guardian Angel:

Remember that angels have lives too. Make appointments when you want to talk to them for special reasons, unless you and your angel hang out together all the time anyway. Keep appointments. Apologize if you forgot your appointment. Angels are always forgiving. They really are.
Don’t take angels or what they do for us for granted. They have discretion as to what they do and do not do for us. While they would never deliberately cause you grief or take any action that would harm you, they are most willing to let you stew awhile in a difficult situation or let you struggle with it without helping you. It’s your life and you are responsible for it, they aren’t. They are helpers, companions, and protectors, but not your surrogate mom.
Thank angels for answered prayers, requests, and even the small gestures of kindness that they give without having to be asked. A verbal "Thanks Guys!" is what I say often–it helps bond our relationship and add respect to our interaction.
Make your needs known. While they can read your mind if they estimate that it is necessary, they are very private beings and deeply respectful of your "space" and your personhood. If you have a need, make it known to them. State it aloud, write it down, or just say it mentally but deliberately.
Be sincere. While angels have an immense sense of humor and love a good time and a good joke, they do not take notice of sarcasm, biting comments, off-colored asides, or personal barbs.
Know your intention in all that you do. Angels are deeply guided by your intention. What is your intention for having a conscious, personal, ongoing, co-creative sacred relationship with them?
Angels wish us to examine our motives, thoughts, behavior, and actions so that they all eventually flow with the light of the universe: all-loving and purposeful. This does not mean to become self-analytical or subject to every-minute-self-examination. It only means to know why you are thinking what you think, speaking the words you have selected to speak, behave as you do, and know why you take the actions that you do. Don’t be surprised if this takes most of your life to do!

Thanks to Daniel Raphael, Ph.D. www.starbridgetrust.org