Join us for Cn Tim Clayton's sermon: Angels, The Road is Never Empty
One of the wonderful things about being part of the great traditions like Anglicanism is that we don't get hung up on Angels, and we also recognize their work among us. They are a very real part of scripture, and our daily lives. Our reading from Acts 12 is definitely a unique story and a key to helping us understand the nature of angels.
This week Cn Tim shares a beautiful excerpt from Dr. Jason Swan Clark along with Tim's own thoughts about our journey through this life, which we know from scripture is that we are not alone, no matter how it may seem or feel. How do we say, "yes" to the story that is going on all around us, every day.
Acts 12:
When he had seized Peter, he put him in prison and handed him over to four squads of soldiers to guard him, intending to bring him out to the people after the Passover. While Peter was kept in prison, the church prayed fervently to God for him.
The very night before Herod was going to bring him out, Peter, bound with two chains, was sleeping between two soldiers, while guards in front of the door were keeping watch over the prison. Suddenly an angel of the Lord appeared and a light shone in the cell. He tapped Peter on the side and woke him, saying, ‘Get up quickly.’ And the chains fell off his wrists. The angel said to him, ‘Fasten your belt and put on your sandals.’ He did so. Then he said to him, ‘Wrap your cloak around you and follow me.’ Peter went out and followed him; he did not realize that what was happening with the angel’s help was real; he thought he was seeing a vision. After they had passed the first and the second guard, they came before the iron gate leading into the city. It opened for them of its own accord, and they went outside and walked along a lane, when suddenly the angel left him. Then Peter came to himself and said, ‘Now I am sure that the Lord has sent his angel and rescued me from the hands of Herod and from all that the Jewish people were expecting.’
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