Conversations with God

Hello God, it’s me, Mara:

You know, Lord, a long time ago there was a ‘story’ about the local economy in a small-town having troubles so they invited a successful businessman to come speak to them. Picture the scene: the ‘speaker’ places a large piece of white paper on an easel and makes a red dot in the center of it; then asked the group of folks, “What do you see?” One person responds, “I see a red dot.” The speaker said, “Fine, but what else do you see?” Others chimed in, “A red dot.” The speaker asked, “Don’t you see anything else besides the dot?”

The audiences resounded: “no!” The speake...