September 14
Jacob also went on his way, and the angels of
God met him. When Jacob saw them, he said,
"This is the camp of God!" Genesis 32:2-3
"The angels of God"! Who they are we do not
know; but there were times when they appeared,
and they are still present today. When someone
is truly serving God, angels always come to his
aid; and if need be, there will be more angels
than we can imagine. God's legions alone are
powerful and mighty and, when it is God's will,
are capable of setting right many things upon
the earth. Therefore we await God's heavenly
powers, his help from above. And we will cast
all our cares on him, as it is said: "Cast all your
anxiety on him because he cares for you" (1
Peter 5:7). We humans always want to take
things into our own hands and do stupid things.
Mostly, what we do is off the mark, and so it
does not help anything. Only when we let God
care for us are we properly cared for.
Christoph Friedrich Blumhardt, from
Family Prayers for Each Day.
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