“Angels from the Lord lead and protect us every moment and every moment of every moment.”
Emanuel Swedenborg book Arcana Cœlestia
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“Every angel is terrifying.”
— Rainer Maria Rilke, book Duino Elegies
Source: Duino Elegies
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