We find in the Scriptures many references to angels. Often men who were engaged in the service of God found that these messengers from Him came to them and afforded them support, protection, or guidance according to their need. For instance, it is related in the twelfth chapter of Acts that an angel appeared to Peter in prison, where he lay chained and closely guarded. As he obeyed the angel's command to arise, the chains fell from him, and he was then led away to safety.
On page 581 of Science and Health, Mrs. Eddy defines "angels" as, "God's thoughts passing to man; spiritual intuitions, pure and perfect; the inspiration of goodness, purity, and immortality, counteracting all evil, sensuality, and mortality."
Because God is omnipresent, omniactive Mind, His angels, or spiritual impartations, are always present and are available to all. They appear to the receptive consciousness as uplifting, spiritual ideas, and, as these ideas are utilized, they meet our specific needs.
