Perfect love

Imagine, in an earthly sense, that each of us had a personal bodyguard to look after us day and night throughout our life. As I imagine it, this evokes two different sentiments.  First, it would most certainly comfort us when there’s imminent danger around.  We would know we’re not alone and that we’d be kept safe from physical harm.  Another thought it calls to mind is that of a loss of personal privacy.  If someone were watching over me day and night, I’d always be aware of their watchful eye. Everything I said and did would be noticed.  For some, this may not always be welcome, because this means they would see all we do, including our sin.  Fear of judgment, the loss of personal privacy and the like may be difficult to accept.

But now imagine that this “bodyguard” is one who offers no judgment, acts with perfect love for us, keeps confidentiality with perfection and cares only for our well-being.  Though it may be hard to imagine that such a person could exist, that person does exist in the person of our guardian angels.

Our guardian angels are real, have a keen and powerful intellect, a will perfectly united with the will of God, and were created for the single purpose of protecting us and leading us into the fulfillment of God’s will. When we sin and stray, our guardian angel’s only concern is to guide us back to God. When we’re fearful or in trouble, our guardian angel’s only care is to protect us and fill us with God’s peace and courage.  And though God could have provided us with all of these graces directly, without the mediation of an angel, He chose to do so through the mediation of our personal guardian angel.  Only in Heaven will we fully understand the profound depth of love, protection, and care given to us by these angelic beings.

Personally, I rejoice that someone knows me so well and loves me with a perfect love. This angel of mine not only loves me perfectly but also has been entrusted with great power from God to protect me and shepherd me to the fulfillment of my life mission.