Spirituality: From: “The Prison Meditations” by Alfred Delp, S.J.

It would be impossible to endure the horror of these times – like the horror of life itself, could we only see it clearly enough – if there were not this other knowledge which constantly buoys us up and gives us strength; the knowledge of the promises that we have been given and fulfilled. And the awareness of the angels of good tidings, uttering their blessed messages in the midst of all this trouble and sowing the seed of blessing where it will sprout in the midst of the night. The angels of Advent are not the bright, jubilant beings who trumpet the tidings of fulfillment to a waiting world. Quiet and unseen, they enter our shabby rooms and our hearts as they did of old. In the silence of night, they pose God’s questions and proclaim the wonders of the One with Whom all things are possible.