THE WORD AND THE FEAST
Zechariah 8: 1-8; Matthew 18: 1-5,10
The readings today speak to us of God walking with the people, being with the people, walking the people to the new land... these are experiences of God that people have had in history that is enshrined in terms of the Guardian Angels.
In celebrating the guardian angels to whose care each of us is entrusted, we recognise and wonder at God's incessant presence and unfailing guidance! In the Gospel today, Jesus refers to that phenomenon and invites us to believe, accept and respect the presence of God through the Angels with us in our daily life.
When we stand by the little ones, guide the confused, redirect the faltering, strengthen the tired, hold firm the drooping, uplift the downtrodden, encourage the heart broken, we would be playing Angels to these because we would be doing exactly what the Lord wants to do to them, we would be representing God's presence to them.
This is what the Lord wants us to do: to feel the presence of the Lord when we are on a down trip, and to be the presence of the Lord when we notice someone on a losing ground. Let us believe in the Guardian Angels, experience the guardian angels and play the guardian angels!