Okay, people…This has got to stop. It’s like inviting God to dinner. You know he ain’t gonna show up, and he’s too busy being the Omniscient Avenger of Enlightenment to RSVP. Count those who have been welcomed by Him as touched by the divine, offer your worship and keep your fingers crossed.
Reminds me of a joke.
Melvin was a very orthodox Jew. He’d go to Synagogue every day, sometimes twice. He was constantly seen talking to God, asking for favours. “God, please help me get this job,” and “God, I need a wife, please find one for me.” All the time like this. And yet, he was destitute.
Worst of all, his brother, who was a gambler, philanderer and all-around not-so-nice guy, had never once set foot in Synagogue. For some reason, Melvin’s brother had everything he could possibly want.
One day, after talking with his brother, Melvin went to shul and beat his breast, tore his hair out, and asked “Why, God? Why? Aren’t I your faithful servant? Don’t I always come to you? Why is my brother so successful, and here I am, a nothing–a schlump?”
Suddenly a voice came down from above. A deep, booming voice: “Because, Melvin, you’re such a nudnik!”
All I’m trying to say is, have a little faith. Cecil is there. He loves us–well, he probably doesn’t give a damn about us–and that’s all we need to know. As long as his Holy Writ is published without fail, we must adore him and accept his absence. For Mystery is the essence of Cecil.