I rarely review either movies or books, but the new film titled, Reagan was such an excellent experience, I thought I would take a whack. Back in my younger days, though I was far from a liberal, I was fairly skeptical of President Reagan, mostly because he was an actor. I figured he simply played a role well enough to rise to prominence, and though he seemed nice enough, we were too busy raising our young boys to pay much attention to politics.
But back to the movie, itself, first off, Dennis Quaid as Reagan does an amazing job of portraying the president. Penelope Ann Miller also knocks it out of the park as Nancy Reagan. My only knock on the theater experience was the 27 minutes (yes I kept track!) of previews and commercials. My own first lady and I shed more than a few tears especially at the end. If like us, you lived through that time, you will recall many of these events from the 60’s-80’s but seeing them strung together gives a whole new perspective. So, if you have time this week, give this film a chance. It was a real blessing for us!
For he shall give his angels charge over thee, to keep thee in all thy ways. Psalm 91:11 KJV
In the early 1980’s I spent a couple of Summers as part of the tree crew on the Estate of Brooke Astor. Now, I wasn’t assigned the job of working there for my great talents as an arborist, but because the other guys hated working at Holly Hill (By switching a couple of letters, they had another name for the place). I discovered that remaining on the job at the Astor Estate called for a certain level of patience with the fussiness of the head grounds keeper, a quirky Scotsman who ruled his large crew like a horticultural dictator. But I loved working there because of the guests, such as the Friday we were asked to manicure the gardens with extra care, and on Monday morning finding out that President Reagan and his wife Nancy had popped in for the weekend! Another day, the special visitor was Pérez de Cuéllar, who at the time was serving as the Secretary General of the United Nations. I have no idea what he and Mrs. Astor talked about that day, but their conversations led them down the garden path that meandered between the giant hollies, that her property was famous for. And coming right behind Señor de Cuéllar and Mrs. Astor as they ambled down the path were two hugely muscular bodyguards with machine guns strapped over the backs!
After forty years, the image of those big guards watching out for their small and vulnerable charges still sticks in my mind and reminds me of the guards that God has set over us. The angels that the Bible says God has given charge over us, are definitely not the winged effeminate types depicted in some of the old paintings. These angels are big, they are powerful and when provoked have been known to wipe out entire armies which threaten their people. And today, when the news seems bent on bringing new things to be terrified about, it is more important than ever to trust that God is still in control. He hasn’t gone on break, left for vacation or decided to let us fend for ourselves. If we simply commit our way to Him, He has promised to not only direct our steps, but to assign heavenly bodyguards to watch us and to keep us as we walk down whatever garden path lies ahead for you today!
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