Pechstein entrusted angels with the task of singing the praises of the Holy One. Angels are closer to the inaccessible mystery of God than humans. They are literally immersed and floating in the mysterious cone of light which comes down from an invisible source and progressively widens its beam to encompass the whole of reality. The three angels with their streaming hair and flowing robes are like symbols of worship expressed as fascination (top), awe (center), and adoration or supplication (bottom). God's name is holiness. He begins to reveal it to Moses. His people are to be holy or consecrated because the name of God is imprinted on their soul (cf. Exodus 19:5-6). Repeatedly, he intimates them to be holy, "for I the Lord Your God am Holy." At last, the name of the Holy God is revealed to us in the flesh, in Jesus Christ, by his message and saving work. He is the foundation for this first petition which embodies all the others: "Holy Father. ..for their sake I consecrate myself, that they also may be consecrated in truth" (John 17:11,19). The Our Father is our prayer, when prayed in the name of Jesus.
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