The Raphael Letters is a set of letters similar to C. S. Lewis’ Screwtape Letters, but this is from the Archangel Raphael to a young woman’s guardian angel. C. S. Lewis actually wrote about how he really wanted to do this:
Ideally, Screwtape’s advice to Wormwood should have been balanced by archangelical advice to the patient’s guardian angel. Without this, the picture of human life is lopsided. But who could supply the deficiency? Even if a man — and he would have to be a far better man than I — could scale the spiritual heights required, what “answerable style” could he use? For the style would really be part of the content. Mere advice would be no good; every sentence would have to smell of Heaven.
~ C. S. Lewis in his Preface to The Screwtape Letters
In no way do I believe that I can accomplish what C. S. Lewis wanted to see in an archangel letter. It would take a real angel to write it and I don’t think, because I have the name of one, that I would be suddenly capable of writing it.
But I feel like, in this day and age, that we are becoming more and more blind to spiritual realities (myself included). I think there is a real need to become aware of the work that is being done on our behalf by the angels who care for us so deeply.
So, I decided to write these letters out of this great need which I see in the world. I have always been curious about angelology, spiritual warefare, and theology in general, having studied it formally for many years now. I hope that will aid me in my task. Regardless, I pray that you enjoy and benefit from these letters. And hopefully the smell of it is more bearable than not.
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Raphael Letters
- Raphael Letter No. 29
- Raphael Letter No. 28: Hope
- Raphael Letter No. 27: Magnanimity
- Raphael Letter No. 26: Hardness of Heart
- Raphael Letter No. 25: Omens
- Raphael Letter No. 24: The Spirit of Greed
- Raphael Letter No. 23: Prayers for the Dying
- Raphael Letter No. 22: Pursuing Sarah’s Unique Mission
- Raphael Letter No. 21: Spiritual Authority
- Raphael Letter No. 20: Beauty & Timelessness
- Raphael Letter No. 19: Sarah’s Humiliation
- Raphael Letter No. 18: Understanding Angels
- Raphael Letter No. 17: The Music of the Body
- Raphael Letter No. 16: The Mother of God
- Raphael Letter No. 15: The Order of Silence
- Raphael Letter No. 14: Truth, Beauty, & Goodness
- Raphael Letter No. 13: The Way Back
- Raphael Letter No. 11: The Smart Phone
- Raphael Letter No. 10: The False Prophet
- Angelic Military Decree No. 4156-AD2015: A Call for Reinforcement
- Raphael Letter No. 9: The Wedding Feast of the Lamb
- Raphael Letter No. 8: True Rest
- Raphael Letter No. 7: The Accuser
- Raphael Letter No. 6: The Final Mission
- Raphael Letter No. 5: The Luminous Way
- Raphael Letter No. 4: Stop Doing More
- Raphael Letter No. 3: Sarah’s Unique Mission
- Raphael Letter No. 2: The Power of Prayer
- Raphael Letter No. 1: The Hinge of Victory