"We cannot pass our guardian
angel's bounds, resigned or sullen; he will hear our sighs." -- Saint
Augustine
(Scripture Text: Psalm 91: 1-11)
You who dwell in the shelter of the
Most High,
who abide in the shade of the
Almighty,
Say to the LORD, “My refuge and
fortress,
my God in whom I trust.”
He will rescue you from the
fowler’s snare,
from the destroying plague,
He will shelter you with his
pinions,
and under his wings you may take
refuge;
his faithfulness is a protecting
shield.
You shall not fear the terror of
the night
nor the arrow that flies by day,
Nor the pestilence that roams in
darkness,
nor
the plague that ravages at noon.
Though a thousand fall at your
side,
ten thousand at your right hand,
near you it shall not come.
You need simply watch;
the punishment of the wicked you
will see.
Because you have the LORD for your
refuge
and have made the Most High your
stronghold,
No evil shall befall you,
no affliction come near your tent.
For he commands his angels with
regard to you,
to guard you wherever you go.
Our lives are so precious to God that
He has created and assigned an angel specifically for each one of us.
"Beside each believer stands an angel as protector and shepherd leading
him to life" (Catechism, 336). The Lord says: "My angel is
with you, and he is the custodian of your lives" (Bar 6:6).
Your guardian angel is:
1. focused
constantly on Jesus (Mt 18:10; Jn 1:51). "Christ is the center of the
angelic world" (Catechism, 331). Your angel's life revolves around
Jesus (Jn 1:51).
2. devoted to your
personal welfare and care (Ps 91:11; Bar 6:6). God specifically declares:
"I am sending an angel before you" (Ex 23:20).
Your angel is constantly beholding the
face of Christ. This gives your angel a privileged position to instantly hear,
receive, and carry out orders specifically related to you. Your angel is
attentive to you at all times.
Therefore, obey God's command to
"be attentive to" your angel and "heed his voice" (Ex
23:21, 22).
You are not alone!
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