In art class some children were working with plasticine, a clay-like substance that can be used over and over because it does not harden. A little girl had made a very nice model of a creature with wings. She held it up and said to everyone, "Look at the angel." There were exclamations of delight from the class and teacher. Then the girl quickly molded the angel back into a ball and asked everyone, "Now what is this?" Someone said, "It looks like a ball to me." "No," she said, "It's a hiding angel."

The Bible declares that there is an angel or a saint inside each one of us just yearning to find expression. After all, we were created in God's image. He longs to adopt us as his sons and daughters if we are willing. When we allow Him to be Lord of our lives, he molds us like balls of plastici…