Prophetmaking A short story
Can this apply to Cats too? Of course! Read on!
And the Lord brought all of the prophets together.
Each from his place, each from his time, each from his tribe.
And yea, even of different kinds.
And the Lord brought his prophets from all manners of places in the universe.
From worlds of only water, from worlds of only air, and from worlds of land and air and water.
And the Lord brought his prophets from all times, from peoples who were the children of the very first sun and peoples who lived long after the last sun cast its last light.
Each man, woman and intelligent creature stood in the Lord's presence and was awed.
They knew no sense of time, feeling or place.
For it is holy to be in the present of the Lord.
And the Lord looked over the multitudinous crowd of his holy prophets and was pleased.
And each intelligent creature heard a voice, in his own language they heard the words of the Lord.
And what they heard was that they were each chosen from their own time, place and world to bring a message of the Lord to his each own people.
And then a great chatter broke out among the prophets.
Each had the same thought foremost in his or her mind.
"But Lord", each said, in his own language, I am but a common (Man), (Woman), (Creature), (Being), I am not suited for such a great mission.
I have no ambition for either power or glory, Oh nay, My Lord, Pick another more worthy of this great honor!
And the Lord heard each creature and understood him in every language and knew the individual voice of every prophet.
And the Lord noted the plaintive cry of all his prophets and their great woe.
And the Lord showed the prophets as if on a great screen, the job that he had chosen for each and every one.
And each prophet saw the scene, but saw his own world and heard with his own speech and saw the scenes of his own time.
And the the Lord showed the prophets scenes of goodliness, of kindness and of happiness.
And the Lord gave each prophet time to think.
And then the Lord charged unto each prophet his duty, "Each of you I have chosen for my special duty." said the Lord. "You are my holy prophets, you are consecrated unto Me, I will send each of you back to his people when that people are ready to hear my words and perform my deeds.
And the Lord gave each prophet the gift to Understand.
And the words to speak with his neighbors.
For the Lord thought that discourse between intelligent beings was good.
And each prophet talked to his neighbor and each said the same thing to each other. "I am but a common (creature), (woman), (man), no smarter nor wiser than others. I do not fully understand my being here, but if I am but given the power to help my people, I would."
And each prophet said his speech with his own words with his own mannerisms, with his whole being.
And the Lord heard each prophet and understood.
And the Lord provided each with his own quarters with accommodations he was used to and let the prophets retire, for each and everyone of them had traveled a distance longer than any could think of.
And each prophet slept soundly, full of dreams.
And they dreamed of familiar faces and happy places.
They dreamed of scenes forgotten and their joy of everyday life.
And they learned through their dreams what they were to do.
When each awoke, they were guided back to the great meeting place.
And the Lord taught each prophet his Teachings.
And each prophet understood, in his own way of seeing the world and his own way of speaking, the words of the Lord. Each species of intelligent creature heard the words differently, but the words were the same. Each creature believed differently but believed the same belief.
Each had faith differently, but had faith in the Lord.
And each prophet learned the words and ways of the Lord, but learned them differently.
And these different ways of believing became different religions, the beliefs fitting in within each culture and heritage.
And the Lord saw that it was good. For it is in the diversity of opinion that the truth emerges.
And for days upon days the Lord taught his prophet.
And each night each prophet learned more and wished he could be home again.
And each longed to hear the sounds of home; the clanging of air molecules in the sky, which in some worlds is called thunder, the sound of light waves hitting the skin which in this language we call heat, and other mundane sounds of home that one never notices unless deprived of their comfort.
And then one day, a long long time had passed since any of them had seen their homeworlds, the Lord told them that they were ready.
And the soul of each prophet lifted a little with the thoughts of home.
And the Lord cautioned that each would be going back to his world when his people needed him the most.
And each prophet was gladdened by the thought of home.
And the Lord charged his prophets to think deeply about his teachings and to always to think of God.
And each prophet thought deeply and fully of the Lord's words.
And then they hit upon a great Idea - all at once - for great ideas may come to many people at one time and still be completely original.
Each prophet devised rituals that would enable followers to look at a ritual object or perform a ritual practice, and thus be reminded of the Lord.
And thus each prophet now had rules and precepts that he could relate to his people and all would understand.
And so there were as a great many ways of seeing the Lord as there were of remembering the Lord.
For as there are a great many ways of belief, that are a great many ways of worship.
And the Lord saw that it was good.
And he sent back each prophet to his own time, place and world, and he hoped that the universe would be good.
Can this apply to Cats too? Of course! Read on!
And the Lord brought all of the prophets together.
Each from his place, each from his time, each from his tribe.
And yea, even of different kinds.
And the Lord brought his prophets from all manners of places in the universe.
From worlds of only water, from worlds of only air, and from worlds of land and air and water.
And the Lord brought his prophets from all times, from peoples who were the children of the very first sun and peoples who lived long after the last sun cast its last light.
Each man, woman and intelligent creature stood in the Lord's presence and was awed.
They knew no sense of time, feeling or place.
For it is holy to be in the present of the Lord.
And the Lord looked over the multitudinous crowd of his holy prophets and was pleased.
And each intelligent creature heard a voice, in his own language they heard the words of the Lord.
And what they heard was that they were each chosen from their own time, place and world to bring a message of the Lord to his each own people.
And then a great chatter broke out among the prophets.
Each had the same thought foremost in his or her mind.
"But Lord", each said, in his own language, I am but a common (Man), (Woman), (Creature), (Being), I am not suited for such a great mission.
I have no ambition for either power or glory, Oh nay, My Lord, Pick another more worthy of this great honor!
And the Lord heard each creature and understood him in every language and knew the individual voice of every prophet.
And the Lord noted the plaintive cry of all his prophets and their great woe.
And the Lord showed the prophets as if on a great screen, the job that he had chosen for each and every one.
And each prophet saw the scene, but saw his own world and heard with his own speech and saw the scenes of his own time.
And the the Lord showed the prophets scenes of goodliness, of kindness and of happiness.
And the Lord gave each prophet time to think.
And then the Lord charged unto each prophet his duty, "Each of you I have chosen for my special duty." said the Lord. "You are my holy prophets, you are consecrated unto Me, I will send each of you back to his people when that people are ready to hear my words and perform my deeds.
And the Lord gave each prophet the gift to Understand.
And the words to speak with his neighbors.
For the Lord thought that discourse between intelligent beings was good.
And each prophet talked to his neighbor and each said the same thing to each other. "I am but a common (creature), (woman), (man), no smarter nor wiser than others. I do not fully understand my being here, but if I am but given the power to help my people, I would."
And each prophet said his speech with his own words with his own mannerisms, with his whole being.
And the Lord heard each prophet and understood.
And the Lord provided each with his own quarters with accommodations he was used to and let the prophets retire, for each and everyone of them had traveled a distance longer than any could think of.
And each prophet slept soundly, full of dreams.
And they dreamed of familiar faces and happy places.
They dreamed of scenes forgotten and their joy of everyday life.
And they learned through their dreams what they were to do.
When each awoke, they were guided back to the great meeting place.
And the Lord taught each prophet his Teachings.
And each prophet understood, in his own way of seeing the world and his own way of speaking, the words of the Lord. Each species of intelligent creature heard the words differently, but the words were the same. Each creature believed differently but believed the same belief.
Each had faith differently, but had faith in the Lord.
And each prophet learned the words and ways of the Lord, but learned them differently.
And these different ways of believing became different religions, the beliefs fitting in within each culture and heritage.
And the Lord saw that it was good. For it is in the diversity of opinion that the truth emerges.
And for days upon days the Lord taught his prophet.
And each night each prophet learned more and wished he could be home again.
And each longed to hear the sounds of home; the clanging of air molecules in the sky, which in some worlds is called thunder, the sound of light waves hitting the skin which in this language we call heat, and other mundane sounds of home that one never notices unless deprived of their comfort.
And then one day, a long long time had passed since any of them had seen their homeworlds, the Lord told them that they were ready.
And the soul of each prophet lifted a little with the thoughts of home.
And the Lord cautioned that each would be going back to his world when his people needed him the most.
And each prophet was gladdened by the thought of home.
And the Lord charged his prophets to think deeply about his teachings and to always to think of God.
And each prophet thought deeply and fully of the Lord's words.
And then they hit upon a great Idea - all at once - for great ideas may come to many people at one time and still be completely original.
Each prophet devised rituals that would enable followers to look at a ritual object or perform a ritual practice, and thus be reminded of the Lord.
And thus each prophet now had rules and precepts that he could relate to his people and all would understand.
And so there were as a great many ways of seeing the Lord as there were of remembering the Lord.
For as there are a great many ways of belief, that are a great many ways of worship.
And the Lord saw that it was good.
And he sent back each prophet to his own time, place and world, and he hoped that the universe would be good.
