*Guest Author contribution*
God
was in two Minds. God did not Like, did not in the slightest Like,
being in two Minds. It was the most awful Experience that He had ever
had, but by the same token His pain had been caused by a new Insight.
It was a very problematic Insight regarding His Son, Christ, and God
was for the first time in eternity vaguely Considering whether His
Good Son Ought to be Chastised. Mayhap severely Chastised. God was
not going to crucify Him again though, it should be noted.
God
had always been well Pleased with His Son, Whom had perfectly
Followed His Intuition in Fulfilling God’s Commandments, but God
had just now Realised that Allowing Christ to Forgive everybody’s
sins had unintentionally allowed those of an evil disposition to
operate with impunity; simply mutter a few Pater
Nosters
after each instance of inflicting evil and your sins are entirely
forgiven. Why hadn’t His Divine Majesty Foreseen this eventuality?
Because His Divine Majesty had almost Finished His first glass of red
in over three thousand years and it was allowing Him to see Reality
from new perspectives. This wine had very clearly pointed out that
paedophiles, rapists, torturers, misogynists, and others of ill ilk,
were routinely performing their multifarious vile abominations and
then saying a few prayers, to be then completely forgiven.
Another
wine was certainly in order.
God
poured Himself a glass and Put the bottle away. He would Stay Away
from it for another three thousand years considering all the trouble
that it was causing.
He
Sat back and Took a Sip, Ruminating. Soon He had a second Sip and
Realised that He Would have to Write out the pros and cons of Calling
Christ in for some serious Disciplining. He Got up from His Armchair,
Selected two sheets of paper from His turned off Printer, and Sat
down at His Kitchen Table to Write out the following:
‘PROS
1)
My Son has undoubtedly Caused this calamity and an appropriate
Punishment Ought to Prevent any more similar occurrences; after all,
We have a very serious responsibility to Guarantee life’s eternity
and absolutely nothing must be allowed to endanger that.
2)
Hopefully a suitable Disciplinary Measure will also make Him not so
Enamoured of Me: I wish He’d stop visiting every Sunday and Move to
a suburb other than My own. Over the hills and far away.’
These
two pros for Chastising Christ for His Error God Realised upon each
other’s heels, but now Sat back in His Kitchen Chair, Nibbling the
top of His Pen, Considering other Reasons. No further pros were
immediately apparent so He then Decided to Use the other sheet of
paper for the cons.
Well,
there really was only the one ‘con’, the fact that Christ’s
Mistake had been utterly Unintended. God though Chose not to Write
this into the list as Christ should really have Been a lot more
Guarded, Considered all of the possible consequences far more, if He
had Reasonably Planned to Hand everybody a blank moral cheque. Yes,
there was no doubt in God’s Mind now; this Mistake Ought to Be
instantly Corrected, before some sick individual destroys all of
sentient Reality, to be then Forgiven with the hollow chant of a few
prayers.
God
Pondered for a short time.
*
Christ
Answered God’s call after His third Ring,
‘My
Son!’
‘Hello,
Father.’
‘My
Son, We have a rather serious problem on Our Hands. To be blunt, My
Son, You have accidentally Allowed for the Absolution of persistent,
terrible wrongs with simply some short prayer.’
Christ
was silent, Suddenly Realising the Consequences of His blanket
Forgiveness.
‘Oh
my God!’ He said.
‘Indeed,
My Son. You had better Get over here quickly to Sort this out.’
‘Yes,
Father.’
‘See
you soon,’ said God, and then Put the Phone on standby.
Christ
Knocked on God’s Door when He had Sat back down with a fresh
coffee.
‘Come
in,’ Ordered God.
Christ Entered.
He was still svelte, but no longer Bearded, with fine long brown
Hair. He was dressed in green Shorts, dark Boots and a collared
bright blue Shirt.
‘Forgive
me, Father!’
‘Take
a Seat. Coffee?’
Christ
Sat on the perpendicular Sofa, Replying,
‘No,
Thank You, but I may well need a glass of cool water.’ God got Him
some water from the fridge and Resumed His seat. After a healthy
swallow by Christ, God began,
‘So,
You are now fully Aware of this disaster?’
‘Surely
it’s only a Loophole? I did not intend for My forgiveness to
sanctify wilful abomination!’
‘Yes,
it is a Loophole, Granted, but, My Dear Son, ‘tis a Loophole that
should have been Foreseen.’ Christ tremblingly Picked up his Glass
again and Took another deep Draught.
‘Nor
may we Unforgive
those sins; that has never Been Done. I Don’t Think it even can
be Done.’
‘What
are We to do, Father?’
‘There
is no ‘We’ about it; I cannot Intervene directly into Reality’s
workings. You, on the other hand, My Beloved Son, are Going to have
to Come up with some Solution. If It’s The Second Coming, so be it,
but I will not Risk life’s complete obliteration by some
unscrupulous madman. Or madwoman. You, Christ, had better sort this
out very quickly because Reality has its belly exposed.’
Christ
Finished off His water, and then Stared into the empty Glass. He soon
Looked up, saying,
‘Forgive
Me, Father, for I have sinned. I Bear full responsibility for this
ill. But I will Need Your help, Father. I cannot Do it all over
again; I cannot Refine Mine Suffering of yore that still Abides for
all. I am no longer young, Father.’
‘I
really See no choice, My Son: there will have to be a Second Coming.
It Appears the only sure way of making Your True Word known. You will
have to Be extra Vigilant this time around though, perhaps be a bit
more Politic with today’s Pharisees.’
‘But
they doubted Me the first time and they will doubt Me once more.’
‘That
is why this Visitation must be more carefully Planned. A Second
Coming has been foretold so Your Planning is that much easier.’
Christ
had Decided to Fight back.
‘It
cannot be!’ He exclaimed. ‘There is always another choice,
another alternative. Possibilities are endless, and there is always
hope in some unlooked-for chance.’
‘Of
course there are other alternatives, ones unsuspected, but a Second
Coming is the surest way considering the risk that We run to
Reality.’
‘Give
me time, Father. I will, with Fasting and Meditation, Discover the
Solution, fully Realise how to close this Loophole without
endangering the gains that We have already Made.’
‘It
must be soon, My Beloved, only Son.’ God closed His Eyes for about
ten seconds, Opening Them to then Proclaim,
‘Very
well. By Luna’s next full face a week hence Thou must Return with
the Broken Horns of this dilemma.’
‘Yes,
Father.’
Christ
then returned home to Prepare Himself.
*
God
was Surprised, and tentatively Hopeful, to See His Son, the next
midnight but one. Christ had Resumed His natural, wide Smile that
always Hovered about His Lips. God Bid Him Enter upon His Knock.
‘Hello,
Father.’
‘Greetings,
My Son. You Bear a welcome Insight?’
‘Yes,
Father.’ He Resumed His Seat of a couple of days ago.
‘Well,
what is this Answer?’
‘I
Need Simply to Inspire the faithful, Reveal to them wilful
abominations May no longer stand before The Lord. There are sins that
may not be Forgiven if those sins are done with a view to a sham
penance. This Work has begun already, My Dreams of earlier last night
and the night before being Filled with a new Ministry, Revealing to
the devout that We do not mean to Tolerate systematic abuse be
Forgiven. It will no longer be Acceptable that the wicked may rely on
a few prayers after their constant abominations to earn peace.’
‘How
can We spread this Message?’
‘Through
those of the word, Father: through prophets, evangelicals, from
pulpits, anyone with an urge to spread words of peace. This Work has
already begun, Father, for I have Dreamed of a lonely man proclaiming
this Truth to a wide audience. I saw him thrice, Father, his words
reaching out and healing the Breach in the Moral Law.’
‘The
Work has begun?’
‘The
Work has begun, Father, and I already Feel it is taking root.’
Perhaps
It was indeed the Solution, the more likely to take hold, appealing
to reason rather than the quite probable chaos of a Second Coming.
God
was once more well Pleased with His Son.
‘Then
let it be. You will Spread this New Revealed Word through willing
artists and prophets of all calibres.’
‘Yes,
Father.’ Christ then left to Return to His own allotment of
Paradise, Mentally Preparing to Return to Sleep and Dream of His New
Message’s Diffusion, begun with the lonely man of His recent
Dreams.
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