Daily Meditation: Tuesday, January 29, 2002

Between man and God there exist spiritual beings, which the …

01/29/2002

Between man and God there exist spiritual beings, which the Christian tradition, inspired by the Jewish tradition, refers to as the angelic orders. The word 'order' implies there is a difference in level between these entities. In descending order, their names are: Seraphs, Cherubim, Thrones, Dominations, Powers, Virtues, Principalities, Archangels and Angels. The angels, in other words, are closest to human beings and this is why they have been charged with watching over us. The Seraphs and Cherubim at the top of the hierarchy on the other hand are not even aware that people inhabit earth and will never be given the task of staying with us. They concern themselves with solar systems and galaxies and very rarely does one of them go to meet a human being. A Seraph travels through space at the speed of lightning. If you happen to be in the right place, vigilant and ready to seize some of its celestial radiations, you will be so enlightened, bedazzled, that the effects will persist for the rest of your life. But you will never stop him; he will continue his journey through the infinite space.