Well, in your case, Amos, I know you "get" a lot (and I ain't talkin' about sex! :-)...

If there was an actual verbal message from "God", most people would be disgusted by it and reject it with contempt, because they simply cannot deal with or accept unconditional love. They don't believe in it! They have seldom, if ever, received it from any other human being (except maybe from their mother when they were tiny infants...and usually not for too long even then).

They would dismiss such a message as patently false, condescending, goody-goody, and lofty....all at the same time. They'd get angry about it.

It's really too bad...you can plainly see how Jesus ended up getting crucified. Just observe the average mind's reaction to a statement or a demonstration of unconditional love in what is considered to be "not the right time or place" for it.

And I am quite serious about that.

But I'll tell you something. If you got it straight from the "lips" of an angel, you would then sober up and listen! And you would believe it. Those who are totally disinclined to search for something are not likely to find it, are they? Reality gives to people according to their basic assumptions about reality. And that's entirely fair and equitable, as far as I can see. Those who search for jackpots (or bankruptcy) go to casinos. Those who search for sex devoid of feeling go to prostitutes or singles bars.    Those who search for facts go through investigative procedures. Those who search for truth go within.

And those who search for scoring another ego point post in Internet debates! :-) (me included)

- LH