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We know very well, though none ever told us, that these same dear parents are ministering angels to the afflicted and distressed.

From Harper's New Monthly Magazine No. XVI.?September, 1851?Vol. III. by Various

Wherefore, being come out of the river, they saluted them, saying, "We are ministering spirits, sent forth to minister to those that shall be heirs of salvation."

From The Riches of Bunyan Selected from His Works by Bunyan, John

I hope to take my first drive in a very few days though, and the very asses are ministering to me—in milk.

From The Letters of Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Volume II by Kenyon, Frederic G. (Frederic George), Sir

We are daily visited by appeals which are ministering to our growth and progress, or which are tending to our spiritual downfall.

From The Warriors by Lindsay, Anna Robertson Brown

They have done this by conducting all the departments of their work with the view of developing the gifts of the people to whom they are ministering.

From The Leaven in a Great City by Betts, Lillian William