“If God looks upon you, all angels, saints, and all creatures will fix their eyes upon you. And if you remain in that faith, all of them will uphold you with their hands. And when your soul leaves your body, they will be on hand to receive it, and you cannot perish.”

Luther, Martin. “A Sermon on Preparing to Die” (1519) Luther’s Works Vol. 42. (Philadelphia: Fortress Press, 1969), page 112.