One morning not long ago the postman dropped a Christian Science Sentinel through our letter box. I picked it up and glanced through it, and one article stood out to me. It spoke about contests and explored the different but complementary offices that the Bible gives to two angels called Michael and Gabriel.
The qualities associated with Gabriel were ones I seemed to need particularly that morning, and I found my thought going back to them over and over again. I realized how helpful they were in dealing with so many current problems.
We read in the Bible that Gabriel gave Daniel skill and understanding. It was Gabriel who announced to Mary that she would give birth to Jesus, and this message was accompanied by a gentle "Fear not" and an assurance of the power of God's presence. See Luke 1:26-38.
