This angel keeps watch from high above the city of Glasgow - being one of the huge memorials in Glasgow necropolis.

As Advent nears its end, we come almost full circle, with angels keeping sentinel over cities.

After a fairly frenetic week - and a busy morning cleaning my flat ready for guests to drop in this afternoon - I'm just about sorted for the weekend.  And it's good to pause, even fleetingly to listen out for the quiet voice of angels, speaking Good News of hope, joy, peace and love into this city, and countless others.

Thank you, God of all places, for angels carved in stone, symbolising your safekeeping of all held in their gaze.