By H.H. Pope Shenouda III
You are whom the angels minister to:
"The angel of the Lord encamps all around those who fear Him and delivers them." (Ps. 34:7)
Did you not see, my beloved brother, how the Lord sent two angels to save Lot from Sodom! How He sent His angel and closed the mouths of the lions for Daniel! How Elisha was aware of that and said to his servant, "Do not fear, for those who are with us are more than those who are with them... And Elisha prayed... Then the Lord opened the eyes of the young man and he saw. And behold, the mountain was full of horses and chariots of fire." (2 Kin 6: 15-17). How also the angel of the Lord brought food to Elijah while he was sleeping under a broom tree, so he arose, and ate and drank; and he went in the strength of that food forty days and forty nights.
(1 Kin 19:5-9) And how the angel of the Lord carried Hebbekuk to give food to Daniel in the den. (Dan 14:35-38)
The time is lacking to tell you, the Lord's beloved, about the ministry of the angels to you and your brethren, their concern about you and their intercession for you. Truly, you are an important creature...
