JR2: Not a Technological Sort of Fellow, But Still Likes Gadgets

A: A few days ago, I got a big surprise. I punched the phrase "choosing between Paul and Jesus" into Google's search engine, and the only site I came up with was my own blog Concinnate Christianity. Also, every post on my blog seemed to be "tagged" with this particular phrase. Somebody tagged my posts, but it wasn't me, because I don't know how to do that. Any comments?  

J (laughing): Don't look at me. That's a different department. I'm not in the technology department. There's a reason I lived as a human being 2,000 years ago! No computers to contend with!  

A: Typing on a blog doesn't count as technology? 

J: Well, to be honest, I'm not typing on a blog. I'm talking, and you're typing. You're the one who has to contend with the technology. All I have to do is talk -- which I love to do. So, technically speaking, I'm doing what I do best -- which is philosophising. I leave the computer stuff to the computer department. So if there are mysterious search tags appearing on your blog, it's their fault. I wouldn't have the first idea where to begin.  

A: You're saying there's a department of angels whose job it is to focus on technology?  

J: Yup. There's no field of human research that's "outside the box" as far as God is concerned. You name any human researcher in any obscure field, and there are at least 12 angels in the immediate vicinity who know 12 times more about the topic than the human researcher.  

A: Hey, twelve times twelve. I like your symbolism.  

J: It wouldn't be a proper mystical teaching if I didn't randomly throw in some numerology to make people lose sleep at night wondering what I mean. 

A: That's a bit cynical!  

J: Just realistic. It's an honest statement of fact that the Bible is filled to the brim with numbers that are supposed to be mystically significant. Numbers like 12. And 40. And multiples of 7. So now it's official. This blog is certifiably mystical. Jesus has spoken the sacred seal of twelve times twelve. All is now right with the world.  

A: Whoa! You sound pretty upset! 

J: I'm an angel, and angels are pretty upset these days. We're tired of the bullshit.  

A: Can you elaborate on that point?  

J: It'll take me a while. There's a lot of bullshit in the world today.  

A: People will probably be shocked that an angel would even say such a thing. Especially you. You're Jesus. You're supposed to be pure light and pure love. Won't people be upset that you would speak so . . . so . . .  

J: Bluntly? 

A: I was thinking more along the lines of "impolite."  

J: I'm a blunt sort of fellow, and I call a spade a spade. There's no polite way to describe what's going on in the world today. I'd much rather be honest than polite. 

A: There's the Jesus I know.  

J: I guess it's who I am as a soul.  

The Jesus I know reminds me a lot of this magnolia tree. Really. I’m not kidding. Photo credit JAT 2017.

A (chuckling): How true! Most people would be surprised as hell to know you as you really are. You're sure not what they're expecting. I say that from personal experience. You aren't anything like the Sunday School portrait I was taught when I was growing up! Like, no way, Jose.  

J: Hey, I'm just a guy.  

A: That's what I mean. You're actually a guy -- a real guy.  

J: Last time I checked.  

A: Yes, but many people on a spiritual path think that angels are all androgynous, that they have no gender, and even worse, that they have no individual uniqueness or individual identity. You've certainly proved that theory wrong over the years!  

J: You know, I may not be a technology person per se, but I have to admit that all those gadgets with buttons on them have a certain appeal. Take TV remote controls, for example. I wouldn't mind having one of those. And maybe a big screen TV. With crisp, high definition colour. I can see why so many men enjoy that stuff. I guess it's a guy thing.  

A: No matter what dimension a guy is in.  

J: Certain attributes of the self are timeless and dimensionless. So yeah -- guys love gadgets with buttons. And wheels. No matter where they live in Creation. Isn't that great?  

A: Even God the Father?  

J: Even God the Father. 

A: So God the Mother doesn't get to hold the remote?  

J: I think probably not.  

A: Huh. Go figure. I don't understand what that means, but it feels right. Like so many of the things you tell me.  

J: One day at a time. One day at a time. That's all anyone can do.  

A: Ya got that one right.