It is our choices that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities.

— J.K. Rowling

Recently Ellie asked: Do You Believe in Guardian Angels? I choose to believe in Guardian Angels.  I believe that while they may be spiritual beings, they are also physical beings like you and me who choose to encourage one another when the “yuck” overcomes us.

When I was a kid, I knew that my guardian angel not only looked out for me, they sat on one shoulder trying to keep me on the straight and narrow while the devil sat on the other shoulder trying to get me to SIN!!!  In my personal fight to be good, my guardian angel was on the front line of the war between good and evil.  That image of the angel vs. the devil is very disturbing in retrospect because in addition to it inferring that I have my own personal angel, it also inferred that I have my own personal devil.  (Maybe that’s where “The devil made me do it” came from.)

I agree with Ellie that the theological issues behind Guardian Angels and/or Divine Providence intervening are very tricky.  Add free will, and I’m not even going to try to mess with it.  On the other hand, the angels Continue reading » Encouraged by Our Angels