Book of Comfort and Guidance (excerpt)

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Part I Angels in the Bible

Hebrews 13:2

2 Do not forget to show hospitality to strangers, for by so doing some people have shown hospitality to angels wit

Luke 4:10

10 For it is written: “ ‘He will command his angels concerning you to guard you carefully;

Colossians 2:18

18 Do not let anyone who delights in false humility and the worship of angels disqualify you. Such a person also goes into great detail about what they have seen; they are puffed up with

idle notions by their unspiritual mind.

Hebrews 1:14

14 Are not all angels ministering spirits sent to serve those who will inherit salvation?

2 Peter 2:4

4 For if God did not spare angels when they sinned, but sent them

to hell, putting them in chains of darkness to be held for judgment

Matthew 24: 31-35

31 And he will send his angels with a loud trumpet call, and they will gather his elect from the four winds, from one end of the heavens to the other. 32 “Now learn this lesson from the fig tree: As soon as its twigs get tender and its leaves come out, you know that summer is near. 33 Even so, when you see all these things, you know that it is near, right at the door. 34 Truly I tell you, this generation will certainly not pass away until all these things have happened. 35 Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will never pass away.

Psalm 103:20

20 Praise the LORD, you his angels, you mighty ones who do his bidding, who obey his word.

Revelation 14: 6

6 Then I saw another angel flying in midair, and he had the eternal gospel to proclaim to those who live on the earth - to every nation, tribe, language and people.

Luke 20: 35-36

35 But those who are considered worthy of taking part in the age to come and in the resurrection from the dead will neither marry nor be given in marriage, 36 and they can no longer die; for they are like the angels. They are God’s children, since they are children of the resurrection

Part II

MARY Queen of Angels

Luke 1:42

42 And she cried out with a loud voice and said, 'Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb!'.

Luke 1:38

38 And Mary said, “Behold, the bondslave of the Lord; may it be done to me according to your word.� And the angel departed from her.'

Part III Mystical rose

ÂŤIt is the time you have spent on your rose that makes her so important.Âť from 'Little Prince', by Antoine De Saint-Exupery

Part IV Universal Truth in Flowers -

Inspirational quotes and Bible verses

ÂŤFlowers have spoken to me more than I can tell in written words. They are the hieroglyphics of angels, loved by all men for the beauty of their character, though few can decipher even fragments of their meaning.Âť - Lydia M. Child

Bread feeds the body, indeed, but flowers feed also the soul. ~The Koran

ÂŤWhen you have only two pennies left in the world, buy a loaf of bread with one, and a lily with the other.Âť - Chinese Proverb

Psalm 103:15-16 As for man, his days are like grass; he flourishes like a flower of the

field; for the wind passes over it, and it is gone, and its place knows it no more

Isaiah 40:8

The grass withers, the flower fades, but the word of our God will stand forever.

About the author

Ana da Silva was born and grew up in Lisbon, Portugal.

After finishing her studies (foreign languages) she lived and worked for a long period in Northern Europe, where she also built a family.

Back in Portugal she started as independent author, photographer and illustrator (autodidact). Main sources of inspiration are

- Urban charms (especially Lisbon, Portugal) - Local history and legends - Nature, Landscapes, Cosmic elements - Animals/Pets - Multiculturality - Uplifting Spirituality

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