Uriel (And the Divine Light of God)

 Facts By: Jeremiah Owojori

In a shattered dream world Uriel appeared
to provide comfort to the complex meditative ones
Because the human condition
can only be deeply troubling for those who choose
to open their eyes and dare to see
what may or may not continue to be there,
what may never be reproduced again,
or what might very well vanish
into the lightness of the earth's extended environment
or the veneer of its thin blue sea
To be sure justice rarely exists in the material world
and those who work towards its end
have been given the greatest gift of all
But in this regard
I am told that I among others, am far too ignorant
to understand the true nature of heaven
or the extended parameters of the sacred realm of God
And furthermore that the ways of the exalted Father could never
be fully understood by anyone,
much less someone who will one day cease to exist
a mortal man, just like me
So it would appear that the spiritual message
delivered by an archangel of God
is to walk the true path of divine humility
to remain faithful and to provide the greatest effort to endure
Because they say that hope should always remain within man's farthest reach
as absolute righteousness will be delivered in the final dark days of the world
as we know it
And that the will of God will one day surely reign
But while all of this may be quite gratifying to the human soul
As difficult as it may be for me to admit
I shutter to think of the armageddon
that they speak of
And with everything that might be considered
I suppose that I lost my faith in angels such a long time ago
Yet in all of this there is undoubtedly something very valuable to consider
Because only a megalomaniac would believe that they could change the world
Yet when I consider the fourth book of Ezra
I must think of this disturbing apocalyptic vision once again
Within the book it is said that Uriel was sent on a mission of compassion
to provide solace in the ever pervasive face of evil
and to reinforce God's message of just reward
in what would appear to be a highly imperfect universe
In the end it is said that there will be seven archangels
They are Uriel, Michael, Gabriel, Raphael, Raguel, Remiel and Saraqael