Wednesday, May 11, 2005

Laws of Nature v. Guardian Angels and other myths

A simple physics rule reads: all things move from more to less; water runs down hill, warm air displaces cold air, a steal ball release at 100 feet will drop to zero feet. A car traveling at 55 or 100 miles per hour will come to an abrupt stop when it meets direct contact with a concret wall. I think that is a law of physics in some way. The human body does not do well when subjected to trauma. Sometimes the occupant of the vehicle and body ceases to live when a law of nature or physics is put to the test.

Guardian Angels have no super powers. Plucking a person out of harms way is not within their ability. Laws of Nature prevail. Guardian Angels lose.

God is a merciful God who created the universe, our planet with gravity, and human life. The human body, with guardian angels, is no match for gravity. When you challenge physics and facts with wishes and fantasy, your existence is in peril.

Back to God. God does give us more than we can burden. If he gave us only all that we can burden, I suggest living the life of a very weak and disorderly person.

God does take the best people because they are so good. If that were the case, avoid being too good. Just be a little less than average.

If God needed my son in heaven more than I needed him on earth, maybe I should have been less responsible and more needy.

If God gives what you can burden, takes the best when they are young, calls those who he needs in heaven right now, and places Guardian Angels who fail to do their job, then God is the director of the most twisted, left wing, social system of unjustice ever created. There would need to be a change at the top as this gig is flawed.

Gratefully, those feel good concepts don't cut it, but science and laws of nature do explain what God expects. First, God asks for mercy, not sacrifice. Second, God's world is orderly and predictable based on the sciences, those secrets are being uncovered every day... forever.

The guardian angels are friendly reminders in our head to make choices that would keep us out of harms way. They must work for us and not God, as it appears we are able to give them their leave at our discretion...or, they're lazy little runts who can't do a full days work.

Lets set another false statement straight: Speed Kills. Wrong. The sudden abrupt stop does the fatal damage. Speed is just the catalyst.

Tonight is sleep. Tomorrow is spiritual growth and work on gratitude and forgiveness and patience. I need some patience with people.... right now.

Peace and love to all who read and shared.

Tom

A Son Goes to Heaven

Aaron John Meyer. 18 years and 4 days. Went to heaven today. Well before his time. Well before we were ready to let him go. In his last weeks, Aaron was looking for a job to earn enough money to go back to Oregon for school in the fall. It appears Aaron printed a resume, maybe took it to apply for a job we don't know yet. Sometime around noon, he crashed.

His resume says it best:

Hard and dedicated worker
I have a great work ethic. I have developed social skills that allow me to work with a variety of people.
I'm looking for a job where I can give back to others. I need to give something to a business and provide it with several new opportunities.

Somebody missed out on a fine young man. Thank you God for the gifts we have.

I love you Aaron.

Peace
Dad