Divine Aspiration

Clearly the task at hand is monumental; it has been successfully completed by very few individuals in history. Jesus got very close to what I am contemplating but his methodology is not viable in this day and age (my prospective people are too clever to be hoodwinked; blind faith is not an option). The conclusion of his ministry, however, is not a desirous outcome, personally. As I have said, pain is not something I am drawn to experience. I am, therefore, worried about your faith in my ability to empathise with you, my people.

What do you expect from a god? Living up to expectations is paramount should I wish to successful. Honesty is an essential virtue, I think, as it is the cornerstone of trust. Will people respect a fallible god though? I know I would; and I suspect, if done right, most people would prefer that to the current, otherwise engaged, god of modern monotheistic systems.

Perhaps a discussion into the nature of prophetic ability would help, I am assuming that this would be a good place to start but I could be wrong. Do I need a prophet? Well perhaps, perhaps not, it does seem to be the 'done thing' however, so I should at least advertise the post.

Prophet means 'to bubble forth' (nabi), it has its origin in Hebrew, as you would expect.

The role is;

"..To correct moral and religious abuses, to proclaim the great moral and religious truths which are connected with the character of God, and which lie at the foundation of his government." Easton's 1897 bible dictionary.

Numbers says;
'… When the spirit rested upon them, prophesied' (11:16-29)

Propheteering was a scholarly pursuit in ancient Hebrew-land (I wont use Israel because I don't honestly understand the term). Prophets were trained "to preach pure morality and the heart-felt worship of Jehovah (Yoda), and to act along and coordinately with the priesthood and monarchy in guiding the state aright and checking all attempts at illegality and tyranny." And Jesus was probably such a student, he is referred to using the term and that is what the people of the time meant by it, and given the access he had to the temple in order to 'cast out all them…over threw the tables of the moneychangers' (Mathew 21:11-13; Luke 13:33)

How does this impact in relation to my current disposition, then? Given that I do not have a bona fide prophet of Mr. Pat, I'll have to stand in for her/him. The vacancy requires filling, so, if you happen to be reading this and feel that propheteering is just the career you are looking for, please post a short introduction in the Prayer-box to the right of the postings. A shortlist will be drawn up and the highest scoring candidate will be appointed (The Divine Kingdom of Mr. Pat is an equal opportunities employer).

The job description is stated above with some minor differences.

The ability to 'Bubble forth' is an essential criterion for the role. I have performed such an act many, many times and as your direct line-manager (god) I would not ask you to complete any tasks I wouldn't be prepared to undertake myself. Whilst we await the appointment of the most holy prophet, there are some tasks of hers/his that cannot be ignored.

"Correct moral and religious truths connected with the character of god" I think I have discussed the first bit. Remember that; 'Morality is contained within these words….' And so my first advice to my people through my Prophet is;

'How would you like it done to you, eh? Well there you go then.' (Mr. Pat, standing in for/in the absence of, the Most Holy Prophet of Mr. Pat)

Preaching the heartfelt worship of Yoda does not apply in this case because Mr Pat also says;

"Thou shall have as many gods as you feel you need, I am not thy oppressor" (Mr. Pat, standing in for/in the absence of, the Most Holy Prophet of Mr. Pat)

And so there are no religious abuses for you to correct. You are 'the priesthood' so to act accordingly with it; you should just try to be yourself.

With regard to "guiding the state aright and checking all attempts at illegality and tyranny", well the state and government is very small right now and shouldn't need too much guiding at this time. However, by the grace of Mr. Pat, this aspect of your role may expand significantly. Please note that it doesn't say stopping all attempts at illegality and tyranny; you just have to check them.

Oh yeah, it also says 'when the spirit rested on them', so I'm going to have to insist on that before you prophesize.

Mr. Pat.