Angels and Saints.
Most of us focus so closely on "church" as the body we attend regularly for worship and spiritual fellowship. We hardly notice that we are part of a chorus of worship that extends time and space, and includes those friends we call "angels and saints".
In this popular little book, Scott Hahn -- a well-known Catholic biblical scholar -- sets out the importance and everyday relevance of the angels and saints for our everyday lives. He offers the biblical and theological foundations, and then offers meditations upon the lives of particular saints.
The book itself "shows us the saints in heaven, they're engaged constantly in worship ... note that they are pleading with God for those who remain on earth" in Scripture, particularly the Book of Revelation" (pp. 59-60). Those are the very prayers we ask from the living faithful and from those whose lives are "hidden with Christ": "In response to the prayers of the saints, God calls upon the heavenly priests to blow their seven trumpets, evoking the Old Testament Battle of Jericho" (p. 61).
It's the second half of the book I found most intriguing. His meditations include portions that allow these holy friends to speak for themselves. And their message about our life with Christ in God is genuinely inspirational!
I received this book free, from the Blogging for Books program, in exchange for my honest review.
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