Dear God,

There was this little book at the Starbucks around the corner from my house, entitled, God, A Seeker’s Companion. I opened it up this morning, while I was waiting for my mocha, and saw this quote from Simone Weil on the page I first came to: “There are times when thinking of God separates us from him.”

That sounded very clever, but I really have no idea what it means. So, I thought of coming on here and asking you what it means.

I realized, though, that if I came here and asked you what it means that I would have to think about you, God, and then, if what this Weil person said was true, I would become more separated from you.

Then, as soon as I thought about that, I realized that I was thinking about you even more, and so I had probably become even more separated from you. Then it occurred to me that I had repeated the error once again.

So, I’m thinking of you one last time, just to ask you this: How can I get out of this vicious cycle of thinking about you and getting separated from you even further?

- Hemmings

Hemmings,

Just remember this: The more you think about me, the less I make sense. What does that suggest to you about my nature?

Also keep in mind that Simone Weil starved herself to death. Why would you seek advice from her?

- God

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