God some of my friends who try a conversation with you find it hard.
Do you?
Yes.
Really? They think it seems easy for you.
That’s because they’re not there when I’m trying to hear you. I’m pretty sure I find it JUST AS difficult for exactly the same reasons they do.
What makes it the hardest to hear me?
Mark I want to interview you. About this conversation with me. I want to ask you the questions that so many people have about how to hear me. They struggle. They think that they’re making it up, that it’s just their imagination.
It’s the same for me though God. It’s a constant struggle.
They’re not going to like hearing that. They think it’s easy for you and hope that one day they’ll find it easy too. Easy like they think it is for you.
God did you just say we weren’t created for religion, we were created for reality? We were created to live a life out there with you in the world, not huddling together hiding from the world?
Yes.
You want to talk about that?
Yes.
How shall I start?
That was a good start.
Ok. Well what do you want to say?
Plenty.
God I could have sworn you just said that Satan LOVES it when you promise us something. Did you really say that?
Yes.
Why? Why would he possibly love that?
Because it gives him a chance to finish you off. I want something done about this Mark.
God I have a horrible feeling you want me involved in this somehow.
I want ANYONE who is prepared to help. Anyone will do. Tell me Mark, do you want something done about him?
God?
Did you just say all I need to do is take the next step?
I did. Just the next step.
I’m confused. What do you mean?
I mean when life is difficult, even when it is the most difficult you have ever experienced. Even when you think you can’t possibly live this way another moment. Even when finally there is nothing left in you. Even then.
Even then what??
Mark you’re trying to rush ahead of yourself.
God when I ask you a question and you give me the answer it’s not the whole answer is it?
Not normally no. You’re supposed to keep digging. Keep opening up the next layer of my answer. ‘It is the glory of God to conceal a matter, it is the glory of Kings (and Queens) to uncover a matter.’ ‘Ask and keep on asking, seek and keep on seeking.’
The secret is DO IT MORE. The more you do it, the more you’ll hear him speak - and the more you hear his voice, the easier it becomes to believe it’s really him.
God I continue to walk around in stunned disbelief that this is actually happening. I still find it so difficult to believe that you are really and truly having a conversation with me – back and forward all day long. It’s crazy.
Mark do you want to know the simple secret of how to believe this is happening, and that you’re not just making it up?
Good morning God.
I can’t quite believe I just said that. That’s pretty much the craziest thing a human being can say. I mean, if there is a God we’re supposed to treat you with awe and respect. You’re God, not the neighbour - surely we can’t just throw a casual good morning at you?
And if you don’t exist, then saying hello to you is utter madness. God whether you exist or not, a casual conversation with you is crazy.
