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MICHAEL AND GABRIEL

From the October 1944 issue of The Christian Science Journal


O longing hearts that wait on God
Through all the world so wide;
He knows the angels that you need,
And sends them to your side,
To comfort, guard and guide.

How gently dawns the comfort of this message, found in the Christian Science Hymnal, upon all humble seekers who are earnestly endeavoring to work out of the darkness of materiality into the glorious light of Spirit.

In the Christian Science textbook, "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures," Mary Baker Eddy writes (pp. 566, 567): "The Old Testament assigns to the angels, God's divine messages, different offices. Michael's characteristic is spiritual strength." She adds: "Gabriel has the more quiet task of imparting a sense of the ever-presence of ministering Love. These angels deliver us from the depths."

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