The word “holy” itself means “other, separate, different, distinct.” Holy means wholly other. The angels, created and holy in the sense of guiltless, cannot help but declare the “otherness” of God when in His presence. As heavenly as the seraphim are, God is even distinct from them to such a degree that they declare His “otherness” in the superlative!

God is so beautiful, perfect, good, just, sufficient, powerful that the only way to attempt a fitting description or an adequate accolade is to declare His “otherness”, His holiness. If the angels feel and sense that to such a degree that they must call it out to one another, how much more should we sense and feel and know and recognize and proclaim the holiness of God!

Not only is the Triune God the thrice holy One, the holiest of all, but everything He does reflects back to His glory. “The whole earth is full of His glory!” The whole of His creation radiates with the glory of the Wholly Other. This is our God!