New Church Life September/October 2015 | Page 21

      Then the sign of the Son of Man will appear, and they will see the Son of Man coming in the clouds of heaven with power and glory. (Matthew 24:30)   God is present everywhere, and yet does not exist in space. Thus He is both within and around an angel, and therefore an angel can see God, that is to say, the Lord, both within and around him – within him when he thinks in accord with love and wisdom, and around him when he thinks about love and wisdom. (Divine Love and Wisdom 130) The Rev. John L. Odhner has served as a pastor in Florida and California, and was a key person in revising the General Church Liturgy. He is assistant to the pastor of the Bryn Athyn Church, teaches in the Bryn Athyn Church School, works on the Office