Our Better Angels

"But when the He comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, then he will sit on his glorious throne. All peoples will be gathered before him, and he will separate them from one another, as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats." And he will: speak to those who are on his side, "You come with me. Inherit the life eternal life that has been prepared for you, even from the foundation of the world." "For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat; I was thirsty, and you gave me something to drink; I was a stranger and you invited me in. I was cold and you gave me warm clothes. I was sick and you visited me. I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink. I was in prison and you visited me." Then his people will respond. "Say what? When did we do all that stuff? When did we, like, see you sick, or in prison, and come and visit you?" And he will answer, "Whenever you've done it to the least of these, my people, you've done it for me. Methinks those angels who are gathered with Jesus at the conclusion of all earthly events are the better angels. They are better than the angels who mounted an insurrection against the Lord Creator of the Universe, back in the day, long before men and women were even on this earth. And it seems to me that there's a connection between those better angels and the better angels that President Obama mentioned in his inauguration, in 2009, after Wall Street had gone hog wild and launched a financial crisis. These days, viewing our nation and the predicament that we have gotten ourselves into, it seems to me we would be well advised to return to emphasizing the better angels of our nature - our American nature - 

as We the People were endowed by our Creator, with life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. So let's get away from the rebellious angels who caused all the trouble back in the beginning of time. Let's get back to our better angels! Glass half-Full