When I had heard Nozomi’s story, I spoke some very bold words, born out of my anger and determination. I still feel those things, but now also I know that the task that is before me will not be an easy one. Nozomi has been avoiding me—I know this because I have more than once tried to find her, and felt her fleeing from my presence. I do not wish to frighten or overwhelm her, and so I have not…
I must confess, I have been lax in my duties the past few days. Consumed by the anger and fear that Nozomi’s story brought to me, I paid little heed to my charges. They have done very well, thank the kind Father, but I nearly missed a vital moment between Myrtle and Jaquinn. If not for my sharp-eyed sentry, young Sixta, I would not have been there for them, and who knows what might have happened then. Perhaps that sounds…
Brothers and sisters, I have been told a story that wounds and frightens me in equal measure. Before today, I never realized just how powerful the darkness can be. Even I, who has felt the drain of the tainted Earth, never truly considered the enemy’s strength and cruelty. It has taken so long to get back to you because Danit had to confirm with her own seniors, as well as senior members of other disciplines, to receive permission to tell…
No matter what the circumstances, it is never easy to say goodbye. I am leaving Don and Charlotte in the best possible situation—they are together, secure in their love for one another, happily surrounded by their shared family. As for me, I am moving on to help others, a task I await with great anticipation. Still, my last visit to Don and Charlotte was difficult, for more reasons than one. I found them in the evening curled together on the…
I have just come from meeting with my seniors. Danit, Kuya, and Zezette were all there, as well as Jariel, a Power under the jurisdiction of Shemida. “I have been wanting to speak with this promising young brother of ours,” he said on greeting me. “Your work is well-known and much praised, Asa’el.” I was much honored by his words and said so. He waved that away with a smile. “Do not allow me to distract you from the business…
My conversation with Danit has borne fruit sooner than I expected. I have just been informed that the seniors will be reviewing my assignments, consulting to see if I may be taken from my earlier charges and assigned new ones in their place. I took this news with both excitement and grief. While I look forward to having new challenges, and while I am deeply glad that three of my couples are doing so well, I will be very sorry…
Today was a strange day. I had just come from assisting a young Cupid with a case—poor Ivana feels what her charges do so strongly that it was distracting her from her work—when Danit called me to meet with another. Apparently Merari is too abrupt and straightforward in his actions, and Danit thought that I could assist him with a bit of subtlety. I enjoy working with the young ones, of course, though I never thought that I would be…
I have news about Myrtle and Darron. It has taken a few days for me to get an assessment of what is really going on between them, but I believe I have enough information now to make it worth passing on. Darron did not reply immediately to Myrtle’s text. There was nothing the following day, which made Myrtle disgruntled. Jaquinn noticed the mood, but did not question it—he is coming to learn how to read Myrtle, when to press and…
Sometimes good news is hard to give. Sometimes opportunity comes with pain. Such the way of things, in the Stolen Garden. Today, after her rehearsal, Morgan returned to her apartment singing softly to herself. The rehearsal went well, and she was happy. The singing stopped when she found Brooke sitting silently at their kitchen table. Morgan could feel as easily as I could the tension in the air. It was this tension that called me to be with them, to…
I am thinking of brothers and sisters today. Not my own—of course we angels are all siblings under our Father-King. Our relationships with one another, however, are very different from the relationships between siblings I have seen on Earth. Sometimes I see some of heaven in their interactions—for example, the nurturing love Pamela has for her young brothers, or the way in which Lamarr thinks of and misses his younger siblings. But all too often people who share the same…