What wonder and tenderness, what might and strength does the thought of angels arouse in the Christian Scientist! Always gently guarding and guiding, ever giving a sense of power, wisdom, and security, these angels are always close at hand to inspire and lead one on.
When Moses was first called to lead the children of Israel out of their bondage to the Egyptians, (Ex. 23: 20): "Behold, I send an Angel before thee, to keep thee in the way, and to bring thee into the place which I have prepared." Angels and their inspiring and saving mission are mentioned many times in the Old Testament and even more often in the New Testament.
Now what are these angels that so tenderly minister to those who are receptive, lifting the thought until it becomes imbued with -the realization of the very presence of God? They are not fantasy, nor are they mere poetic symbols. In the textbook, "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures" (p. 581), Mary Baker Eddy defines "angels" as, "God's thoughts passing to man; spiritual intuitions, pure and perfect; the inspirationof goodness, purity, and immortality, counteracting all evil, sensuality, and mortality."
