BULLIES

Jay 1950 Burbank, CA

My older brother, Jay, was a mild mannered sort of guy.  He went to school, did his homework, and was good to our younger sister and to me.  He never fought with anybody until we lived in Fairbanks, Alaska. 

While living in Alaska we would wear wool scarves over our noses and mouths while we walked to and from school in below 0 weather. It was dangerous to run as we could freeze our lungs. Our neighbor girl, Mickey, decided to pick on Jay.  Many times he would run home to avoid  a confrontation with her.  One time our Aunt Evelyn was babysitting because our next to the youngest brother, Davy, had just been born.  That day Jay rushed into the kitchen and slammed the door.  He was wheezing; his undiagnosed asthma caused him to gasp for each breath.  Aunt Evelyn was alarmed and asked why he was out of breath.  He explained that he was avoiding having to deal with the neighbor girl.  

This was not acceptable to Aunt Evelyn.  She informed Jay that if Mickey picked on him again he was to wash her face in snow without hurting her.  So the next time Mickey caught Jay he did as instructed.  

Unfortunately Mickey complained to her parents and they complained to the school.  Jay and Mom were called to the principal's office.  Mother was then angry at her sister as she didn't approve of violence.  

But sometimes people must stand up to bullies.  I was interested in how voter fraud was taken care of in 1944.  The military veterans had just come home after winning WW II and were shocked at the corruption. Click on the You Tube below to view the 14 minute video.  Do you approve or disapprove of this method of taking care of bullies?

Psalm 82:4 Rescue the weak and the needy; deliver them from the hand of the wicked.

 

ANGELS OR UFOS?

 

I've never seen a UFO but apparently many pilots have.  The radar that tracks these anomalies reveals high speed movements which challenge the laws of physics.  I have heard several theories such as -- China or Russia have aviation technology that we are not aware of, beings from other galaxies are observing us, or they are something that the United States has kept secret.

As I watch the news and contemplate these strange sightings in the sky -- I have my own theory.  Could they be good angels fighting bad angels?

As a child, I enjoyed the Sunday School song called "Angels Watching Over Me."  I found a You Tube of Sara Groves singing the melody.  Click on the You Tube above.  And then because of the 1980's books by Frank Peretti I can imagine great warfare going on in the spiritual realm.  If you have ever read any of Frank Peretti's books you know what I mean.  I added "When at night I go to sleep" sung by Charlotte Church.  It depicts 14 angels watch do keep.

I'm looking forward to the greatest UFO ever.  The Bible tells us that the New Jerusalem will descend from Heaven---  Revelation 21: 2 And I saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband. 

10 And he carried me away in the Spirit to a great, high mountain, and showed me the holy city Jerusalem coming down out of heaven from God, 11 having the glory of God, its radiance like a most rare jewel, like a jasper, clear as crystal. 12 It had a great, high wall, with twelve gates, and at the gates twelve angels, and on the gates the names of the twelve tribes of the sons of Israel were inscribed— 13 on the east three gates, on the north three gates, on the south three gates, and on the west three gates. 14 And the wall of the city had twelve foundations, and on them were the twelve names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb.

Now that is what I look for!

The New Jerusalem by Carly Simon: