People Are So Interesting - Part One. People and Angels

I feel like starting a series. I mean, I’ve visited enough blogs to realize that themes occur from time to time. So I’m starting a series, ramblings mostly, but comments based on observations. And I’m gonna call the series “People are so interesting,” which is a good thing to call the series, because it’s gonna be about things I find interesting in people. And I’m not going to give a part of the series every time we talk. But I will do it frequently, because I think people are terribly interesting. (I think you've figured that part out, haven't you.)

So this is part one – people and angels.

Some reactions when people meet angels seem to be common in just about everybody.

For example, everybody seems to be afraid of angels. Don’t believe me? Look in the Bible. What’s the first thing an angel says to a human?

“Don’t be afraid.”

This first response by an angel appears to be pretty standard. In the Bible it appears enough times that I suspect an angel is prepared:

“Don’t be afraid.” (This is likely followed by a sigh and a head shake – but I don’t know that for sure.)

Now here’s the interesting part. The Bible doesn’t list what people actually say when they first meet an angel. What prompts the “don’t be afraid” answer?

Delicately, I would suggest that the first thing a human might say when confronting a genuine angel would be:

“A-a-a-r-r-g-h!!!”

Why is that, do you suppose? Don’t you think that’s interesting?