"And immediately He talked with them, and
saith unto them, 'Be of good cheer; it is I; be
not afraid.'"
--THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO MAKK, chap, vi: 50.
"And His raiment was white as snow."
--THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO MATTHEW, chap. xvii: 2.
"The Battle of Mons, which saved the British Army from annihilation,
was, for the most of those who fought with the angels, a sepulchre.
They saved the British Army, but they saved it at fearful cost. No
'great host' withdrew from that field of destruction; the great host
strewed the ground with their bodies. Only a remnant of those who
stood in the actual furnace of Mons escaped with their lives ... Let
those who mourn, take encouragement from these stories of visions on
the battlefield, quietly and with a child's confidence, cultivate
within themselves a waiting, receptive and desiring spirit. Let them
empty themselves of prejudice and self.... Let them detach
themselves more and more from the obsessions of worldly life.
Serenity is the path by which the thoughts of God travel to us; and
Faith is the invitation which brings them to the table of our souls."
--ON THE SIDE OF THE ANGELS.