So
if you haven’t figured it out by now, I have this very active imagination and
since as I write this I have been working with Psalm 139 that speaks of being “known”
by God, here is my version of a “conversation with God.”
A Conversation with God
God-
Hey, what you doing just now?
Me-
Uh, is that you or is this my imagination again?
G-
Yes, and yes. Who do you think created
your imagination anyway? Just how do you
think
I get through to you? You won’t find me in your “inbox” and I am
not into texting.
M-
Okay, you don’t have to get sarcastic…or do you?
G-
I’ll be anyway I desire. Remember the
first thing you people of mine ever heard from me is,
“I AM WHO I AM.” Moses had a hard time with that and it seems
you folks still do
not get the reality that words will never capture me. In fact you can’t really
ever condense me into your
concepts. I am bigger than all of
that. Hey, but I am
not so big that I do not care about
being with you.
M-
How is it that you created all those billions of galaxies so long ago but you
really have time
for…well for me?
G-
There you go again, trying to figure me out.
Give it up. That brain of yours,
that I also
created…O, while I am at it I am
sorry you had such a tough time with Algebra…but
I do not intervene on things like
that. I am not sure who invented Algebra
anyway…So
back to my point…even I wonder around
a bit….You see your brain will never
be able to comprehend me so that is
why I did invent faith.
There are all kinds of
reasons out there to “not” believe
in me. So many people want me to be some
kind
of cosmic”
fix-it-make-everything-turn-out right” kind of God…or the “man upstairs”…
or a divine Santa Claus….by the way
Santa Claus is not all bad but for goodness
sake don’t forget the real Christmas…I invented that too. Sometimes you just
have to believe…because of and
sometimes in spite of.
M-
I really appreciate you dropping by or whatever this is.
G-
I am always “here.” You get too busy to
notice and I am not being cute or sarcastic this
time. You need to “notice” more. Cruise Control is for cars not for you. So many
times at the end of the day you do
not even know where you’ve been. Where
are
you people going so fast? Where are you headed? “Stop, look, and listen” was
not just a phrase you should have
learned in school. My son said it first
when he
told his small band of followers, “The
Kingdom of my father is best understood if
you come as a child.” So
remember how inquisitive and open children are.
The truth
is, to me, you will always be a
child of mine no matter your age.
M-
Will you talk to me like this again?
G-
How far away is your imagination..your quiet place…your soul that I put
there? One person
called it listening for that still small voice. Take the time and you will encounter me. I
never go away even when you feel I am
not there. I am bigger and deeper than
your
feelings. Now you can whisper “amen.”