Giovanni,
Sorry I haven’t been able to write the last few days. Right now I am heading north on Interstate 5 to Seattle. I am going to spend the night in Redding, California – looking forward to it. Always wanted to see the town and experience this part of Northern California.
I had a strange thing happen to me the other day in a restaurant on 5 near Sacramento. These two people recognized me and came up to me and said, “pardon me, but aren’t you Jesus?”
Now that doesn’t happen very often. As you know part of the reason I take time to exclusively be human is to be like everyone else and lose myself in the crowd. I am a bit reluctant to give that up so my reaction was mixed.
I wasn’t sure if I should admit who I was, but then again, I am Jesus and that would not have looked very good to say no. So, I said yes, I am.
God love them, and I know that WE do, they didn’t waste anytime in asking me the same old question I always get., “Why is it a loving God created a world with so many imperfections? How could a perfect God create an imperfect world?”
Try answering that after a big lunch! I told them to go read Matthew 7.3 for their answer. I don’t know if that will satisfy them but the answer is there if they are willing to think about it. I did not stick around to find out.
Just as an aside, as I was leaving a couple at a side table, realizing who I was, asked me if I would pick up their check for them? I told them I already did, not the lunch check, but the big one that counts. I am not sure they got what I meant.
I will write you from Redding. Till then – your friend,
Jesus
I will share these notes with you as Jesus lets me know how his "need to get away for awhile" trip is going. Brother Giovanni
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