Advice From God

Dear God,

I am an enthusiastic believer in the power of esoteric knowldge. You, surely, are in possession of the most profound level of knowledge possible.

It is with this in mind that I ask you, God, to explain to me the esoteric truth underlying the mystery of the Trinity.

- Benedict

Benedict,

To understand the deeper significance of the Trinity, you need to start with the fundamental truth that, as God, I am omnipresent.

From that primal truth, you must accept that I am present in strawberries. Given that strawberry nature of my divinity, you must then confront the theological challenge of neapolitan ice cream. You gaze upon the Trinity of vanilla, chocolate and strawberry. Which flavor do you eat first?

Remember the command I gave through the prophet Moses: Thou shall have no other gods before me. So, have the strawberry ice cream first.

Of course, being omnipresent, I am also in the chocolate and vanilla. That is the deep mystery of the Trinity.

- God

Hi. I’m Jesus.

My dad said that I could use his blog to make a comment on something that has been bothering me for a long time now. It’s the Christmas carol Do You Hear What I Hear?.

Specifically, what hurts my feelings is the verse that goes A child, a child, shivering in the cold, let us bring him silver and gold.

People, why did they want to bring me silver and gold? I was cold! I didn’t ask for money. Didn’t they know that metals conduct heat?

My feelings were hurt long ago. Why are people singing to bring this trauma back to the surface?

Dear God,

I just saw that amazing video of that meteorite falling through the sky in Edmonton, up in Canada. In the old days, people used to say astronomical events like that were a message from God.

What kind of message is the Edmonton meteorite? Why do you need falling stars to speak to humanity?

- Horace

Horace,

I’m a bit embarrassed to admit it, but there was no message from me in that meteorite last week. I just dropped my car keys. I got a new Prius. Drives great.

- God

Dear God,

Sarah Palin has made it clear on many occasions that she believes that you, and not the voters of the United States of America, will decide who wins the election of 2008. Palin says that she supports you in disenfranchising the American voters. She says she just wants God’s will to be done.

So what is it, God? What is your will in the presidential election of 2008?

- Jules

Jules,

I’m a religious leader, and so I think it’s inappropriate for me to endorse any particular candidate for public office. However, I’ll come right out and state that it is not my will that Sarah Palin be elected as Vice President of the United States. Heck, I don’t even think she should be re-elected as Governor of Alaska.

Sarah Palin ought to know that there is a difference between her will and my will. She is not God. I am. I mean, our hair is nothing at all alike, and I don’t wear glasses!

So, on Election Day, my endorsement is for anyone but Sarah Palin and… oh, who is that other guy she’s running with? Well, what’s his name doesn’t have my support either.

You’ve heard the divine word straight from God now, so all you values voters out there know what you have to do. That includes you, Sarah. Obey the will of God. Don’t vote for yourself.

- God

Dear God,

I have a Christian friend who says that Halloween is an evil holiday that encourages people to worship the devil and sacrifice babies to Satan. I don’t believe it. How could a holiday be evil?

- Sam

Sam,

You’re right, Sam. Other than Groundhog’s Day, there is no such thing as an evil holiday. Vile, pesky little groundhogs must be exterminated!

I love Halloween. In fact, I’m going trick or treating tonight, dressed up as a black cat. Watch the video below and tell me if you like my costume, okay?

- God

Dear God,

I’m reading reports about Sarah Palin’s church and its obsession with python spirits, what are supposed to be demonic creatures. Apparently, the people at the Wasilla Assembly of God church rant and rave about stomping on the heads of python spirits.

I guess I can understand that people don’t like the idea of demons, but the language out of that church seems extremely violent to me. Why is it that we’re supposed to be violent against demons because of their cruelty? Isn’t that a contradiction? Shouldn’t we face cruelty with compassion?

- Buck

Buck,

Yes, I think you understand much better than Ed Kalnins. Remember, when Jesus said, “Turn the other cheek,” he didn’t say, “except for python spirits and other demonic forces”.

I’m good friends with a python spirit myself. His name is Luigi. He likes to tickle me with his tongue. It’s kind of creepy, but I like him.

- God

Dear God,

I heard tonight about the revelation by Sarah Palin at the Wasilla Assemblies of God church that a natural gas pipeline planned to run through Alaska is the will of God – your will. Is Sarah Palin right? Is it true? Is that natural gas pipeline your idea?

- Emily

Emily,

Absolutely not! I told Sarah Palin that I wanted a maple sap pipeline from the southern edge of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, where very, very short maple trees grow, down to the east of Juneau, and then right into a syrup evaporation plant in Kirkland, Washington, on the outskirts of the Seattle metropolitan area.

Why can’t Sarah Palin tell the truth about my divine prophecies to her and to the Wasilla Masters Commission? It can’t believe this is just a mistake. Who could accidentallly think I was talking about natural gas when I was telling her about the destiny of buckwheat pancakes?

I would never support a natural gas pipeline. It’s a contradiction in terms. Once you take natural gas out of the ground, and put it in a pipe, it’s not natural any more. People wonder, too: Is it the gas that’s natural, or the pipeline? A natural gas pipeline is an abomination to me.

I can see that Sarah Palin can no longer be trusted as the spokesperson of God. I’m going to have to start issuing my own press releases, and telling people the truth about what Sarah Palin is saying in my name.

- God

Dear God,

Mike Huckabee and Mitt Romney have introduced the ideas of theology into the 2008 presidential election, as Mike Huckabee has questioned whether Mormons like Mitt Romney believe that Jesus and the Devil are brothers.

I thought that the question should be settled with you. So, is it true? Is Jesus the brother of Satan?

- Ruben

Ruben,

Of course it’s not true. Jesus is the Devil’s father. Any fool could see that this relationship makes it impossible for Jesus to be the Devil’s brother as well.
Jesus was in his twenties when he wandered up the Rhine and encountered a young woman named Bertha. They fell in love, and had a son.

Jesus tried to establish himself professionally in the area, but could only find employment as a circus performer, doing tricks with a unicycle and frozen fish in an act he did under the stage name of Otto the Ridiculous. One day, when Jesus was flipping a herring into the air, he felt the earth rumble, and saw that a freak avalanche was coming down the mountainside right toward the little house where he and Bertha lived.

Even with his unicycle, Jesus couldn’t make it in time to rescue Bertha. As for his baby son, he was never found…

… at least not by human hands. The son of Jesus and Bertha was swept by the avalanche into a cave inhabited by ice demons, who raised him as best they could, granting him magical powers that eventually allowed him to become the Devil.

That is the true story of the family relationship between Jesus and the Devil. I hope that helps you make your decision about who to vote for in the 2008 presidential election.

- God