圣故事之塔：上帝与人性反思.pdfVIP

BIBLESTORIESFORADULTS,NO.20:THETOWER

ByJamesMorrow

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BEINGGOD,IMUSTCHOOSEMywordscarefully.People,I’venoticed,tendto

hangontoMyeveryremark.Itgetsannoying,thisservileandsycophanticstreakin

Homoiensiens.There’sadifference,afterall,weentastefuladulationand

arranttoadyism,buttheyjustdon’tgetit.

I’vealwaysthoughtofMyselfasakindofparent.GodtheFatherandallthat.

Butaneffectivemom,dad,orSupremeBeingisnotnecessarilyapermissivemore,

dad,orSupremeBeing.Sparetherodandspoilthespecies.Sometimesit’sbestto

bestrict.

WasItoostrictwithDanielNimrod?DidIjudgethemantooharshly?My

angelsdon’tthinkso;theybelievehisoverbearingvanity—Nimrodtheenfant

terribleofAmericanrealestate,slappinghisnameoneverythingfromAtlanticCity

stoSanFranciscocondos—meritedtheverycomeup-pancehereceived.

HearMytale.Decideforyourself.Iwillsaythis.Asdivineretributionsgo,itwas

surelyMymostcreativeworksincethelocusts,lice,flies,murrain,blood,boils,

deadchildren,hail,frogs,anddarkness.Andhere’sthekicker,people:Ididitwith

languagealone.

AsIsaid,ImustchooseMywordscarefully.

Weallmust.

Listen...

LikesomanythingsinMichaelPrete’ssafe,comfortable,andunenviablelife,

thisbeganwiththetelephone.Acrankcall,henaturallyassumed.Notthathewasan

atheist,norevenanagnostic.HeattendedMassregularly.HevotedforRlicans.

ButwhenaringsyouupclaimingtobeGodAlmighty,youarenot

automaticallyinclinedtobelievehim.

Therewereambiguities,though.Foroneth