The Interview with God

The Interview with God

I dreamed that I had an Interview with God.

"So you would like to interview me?" GOD asked.

"If you have the time," I said.

God Smiled. "My time is eternity. What questions do you have in mind for me?"

"What surprises you most about humankind?"

God answered "That they get bored with childhood, they rust to grow up, and then long to be children again."

"That they lose their health to make money and then lose their money to restore their health."

"That by thinking anxiously about the future, they forget the present, such that they live in neither the present nor the future."

"That they live as if they will never die, and die as though they had never lived."

GOD took mine hand and we were silent for awhile.

And then I asked, "As a parent, what are some of life's lessons you want your children to learn?"

"To learn they cannot make anyone love them. All they can do is let themselves be loved."

"To learn that it is not good to compare themselves to others."

"To Learn to forgive by practicing forgiveness."

"To learn that it only takes a few seconds to open profound wounds in those they love, and it can take many years to heal them."

"To learn that a rich person is not one who has the most, but is one who need the least."

"To learn that there are people who love them dearly, but simply do not yet know how to express or show their feelings."

"To learn that two people can look at the same thing and see it differently."

"To learn that it is not enough that they forgive one another, but they must also forgive themselves."

"Thank you for your time," I said humbly. "Is there anything else you'd like your children to know?"
GOD smiled and said "Just know that I am here always."

Dialogue with God

Dialogue with God

I asked God...

I asked God to do away with my vices.

God said, “No”

They are not there for me to take them away. They are there for you to resist them.

I asked God to complete my body.

God said, “No”

Your spirit is complete, your body is only temporary.

I asked God to give me patience.

God said, “No”

Patience is a byproduct of difficulties. It is not given but learned.

I asked God to give me happiness.

God said, “No”

I give blessings. Happiness depends upon you.

I asked God to free me of pain.

God said, “No”

Suffering makes you go far away from this world and brings you nearer to me.

I asked God to make my spirit grow.

God said, “No”

You have to grow by yourself! But I will prune you to make you bear fruit.

I asked God for the things that would make me like life.

God said, “No”

I will give you life, so you can enjoy all those things.

I asked God to help me love the others, like He loves me.

God said: ...Ohhh, You finally got the idea...