I admit it, this post is out too soon. It is Monday, not Tuesday. However, there is a reason. In my last post, “The Last Hurrah,” I referred again to my “guardian angel.” Even though it is not Tuesday yet, I felt compelled to respond to the various questions I have received as to how could someone like me, who has been known to describe himself as a soft skeptic, believe in “guardian angels”? The answer, of course, is because they exist. Think of your own life and the mistakes you have made, the reckless things you have done, and the close calls you have had and survived. We all have done stupid things. Yet here we are. How do you explain that? Well, guardian angels, of course.
You may ask this question,” If guardian angels exist, how do I explain all the bad things that happen to good people?” This is an excellent question. I too have been troubled by this from time to time and have done extensive research. (In fact, at Union Seminary where I studied theology from 1965-1968, I took several courses on guardian angels—GA 101, GA 102, and my senior year GA 103, the toughest one.) My answer is that some guardian angels are a whole lot better at what they do than others. And some—many—do not do a good job. It is not clear exactly how guardian angels are appointed for the job or how they are trained or supervised. I read somewhere that at times the really good ones are often promoted to another job. You know, climbing the heavenly ladder. Maybe the selection criteria should be beefed up, or the weak ones should be required to take additional training. My advice to those in charge would be to keep the good ones, fire the bad ones, or at least require them to get counseling or coaching or take more classes. Just think how much better the world would be if all the GAs were doing their jobs. Certainly, Donald J Trump would not be our president.
And to stipulate that guardian angels only take care of members of one faith or one Christian denomination is absurd. God is an equal opportunity employer.
So yes, of course, GAs exist. If you disagree, you tell me why some of us humans have it pretty easy and others have it pretty hard. How do you explain why bad things happen to good people and the reverse? This explains all of it.
The challenge is to get those in charge to a better job in selecting, training and supervising the GAs. And that is where I do not have an answer. “Above my paygrade,” as they say in DC. And though we humans are learning more and more about the vastness and complexity of the universe and the mysteries of creation, no one has been able to come up with an explanation which rings true regarding the nature of good and evil on our small planet. Until now. This explains everything. I am waiting for a Nobel Prize.
The Tuesday post is coming as promised. And that one is the last one about sailing. I promise.
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