The Seraphim are the highest of the Angelic
Choirs. Their distinguishing mark is their burning
love for God. They have a greater capacity for love
than any of the choirs beneath them. They are
more like to God, who proclaims Himself to be
above all a God of Love. God does not identify
Himself with any of His perfections as He does
with His love. St. John tells us that God is love.
God has given me a capacity for loving. Do I employ
it in loving God?
The Seraphim, in consequence of this love,
are more closely united to God, and enjoy a larger
share of His infinite happiness than any other of
the Angels. Their nobler nature gives them a more
powerful will, and this will is wholly sacrificed
to God. Do I thus sacrifice my will to His, or do
I cling to my own, and fancy that my perverse
obstinacy is firmness and strength of will?
This union of their wills with God makes
them more like to Him than the rest of the Holy
Angels. If we desire to be truly godlike, we must
sacrifice our own will out of pure love of God,
and not for the sake of any reward accruing to
ourselves. We must do His will simply because it
is His will and because that will is dearer to us
than all the world, far dearer than our own. Then
we shall be made like Him. Then we shall be
joined to Him in intimate friendship.