Funny how an old memory can suddenly come to light. Like this vintage postcard of Gibraltar I found at a flea market. I had no idea St. Michael's Cave was located deep inside the Rock of Gibraltar.
I didn't know about angels back then. I was a seven-year-old on a transatlantic voyage aboard the USS Darby, a military transport to start a brand new life. Our family had left all of the old familiar U.S. landmarks to sail on uncharted waters on a major move to Germany for three years. A rough three weeks of endless rolling waves in a heaving sea with no land as far as the eye could see. Then one morning, off in the distance, as we stood on deck the Rock of Gibraltar emerged from the depths. A mighty Rock that was more than a passing memory.
This week, images of the Rock of Gibraltar have pounded my thoughts. So much so that solid rock seemed to be a touchstone from the angels. A heads-up as to the measure of powerful faith soon to be required in the coming days. Faith as solid as the Rock of Gibraltar. Immovable.
If things appear
hopelessly lost as you drift in a sea of uncertainty, don't despair. A way will suddenly open up. Stay firmly planted on
the Rock. Trust in the Unseen more than the physical. Have faith that more is happening than you realize. Don't let your monkey-mind run the show.
Another surprise I recently discovered was the amazing 1400-ft high Rock is uniquely home to the only wild monkey population in all of Europe. The Moors may have brought them there as pets between 700 and 1492. Imagine that? My furry stuffed animal, Zippy the Chimp, my shipmate would have gone bananas.
You probably remember The Prudential Company's logo, an image of the Rock of Gibraltar in their ads. "The Prudential has the strength of Gibraltar."
St. Michael's Cave, hidden deep within the Rock, can be an anchor of Faith. A reminder that strong angel warriors are serving in the unseen Realm. This Mighty Archangel is tirelessly at work to help humanity at this hour. His name translates from Hebrew as Who is Like God. Archangel Michael can help us to lift our spirit toward a more enduring vision of life.
In closing, I'd like to leave you with this Psalm about the Rock.
How blessed are we to have powerful heavenly Unseen Help with us. It's time for radical faith in things unseen rather than our limited physical perceptions. Take a hint from this wild Barbary Macaque resident, and keep your mind housed upon The Rock. Faith as solid as the Rock. Trust. The best is yet to be.
Love and peace,
Rae Karen
(Photos from web)
