Dial 1-777-PRAYING

HOW IT WORKS IN THE DIGITAL AGE

Call to me and I will answer you.  Jeremiah 33:3, NIV

Bzzz…Tic – TicTicTic/ TicTicTic – TicTicTicTic… Brrrrr…Brrrrr…Brrrrr…

~~ HELLO.  I AM…

“Uh, hello…I’d like to talk to God please.”

~~ HELLO. I AM COSMOS, YOUR VIRTUAL ADVOCATE. HOW CAN I HELP YOU TODAY? JUST SO YOU KNOW, ALL CALLS ARE RECORDED FOR THE QUALITY OF THE COMING JUDGMENT.

“I…I’d llke…I’d like to talk to GOD, please.”

~~ YOUR CALL IS IMPORTANT TO US. IN A FEW WORDS, PLEASE TELL ME WHAT YOU ARE CALLING ABOUT.

“Excuse me…I thought the curtain that kept us from the danger of direct exposure to the Holy of Holies had been torn open from top to bottom the moment Jesus died for our sins. You know, split in half by God, so we could come to him freely. Remember?”

~~ THAT HISTORY IS IN MY DATA BASE. BUT DUE TO THE EXPONENTIAL INCREASE IN THE GLOBAL POPULATION, WE’VE HAD TO REPLACE THE OLD CURTAIN WITH A WALL AND A HOLDING AREA OUT FRONT. BUT LET ME SEE IF I CAN HELP YOU. IN A FEW WORDS, TELL ME WHAT YOU ARE CALLING ABOUT?

“Its, complicated, I mean, I hardly know where to begin. I was thinking that God would help me sort some things out.”

~~ I ‘M SORRY. I DIDN’T GET THAT. I CAN UNDERSTAND WORDS LIKE PHYSICAL, MENTAL, PSYCHOLOGICAL, SPIRITUAL, BIBLE QUESTION, OR SOMETHING ELSE. PLEASE TRY AGAIN.

“What I am calling about is probably a mixture of spiritual, emotional, and mental that seems to be affecting me physically. And I think that emotional should be in your list.”

~~ I ‘M SORRY. I DIDN’T GET THAT. TRY CHOOSING FROM THE WORDS PHYSICAL, MENTAL, PSYCHOLOGICAL, SPIRITUAL, BIBLE QUESTION, OR SOMETHING DIFFERENT. PLEASE TRY AGAIN.

“Live angel, please. I want to speak to a live angel.”

~~ I ‘M SORRY. I DIDN’T GET THAT. I CAN UNDERSTAND WORDS LIKE PHYSICAL, MENTAL, PSYCHOLOGICAL, SPIRITUAL, BIBLE QUESTION, OR SOMETHING ELSE. PLEASE TRY AGAIN.

“Live angel. Live angel. LIVE ANGEL!”

~~ I ‘M SORRY. I DIDN’T GET THAT. LET’S TRY SOMETHING DIFFERENT. ARE YOU CALLING ABOUT A PHYSICAL ISSUE? 

“No.”

~~ OKAY. ARE YOU CALLING ABOUT A MENTAL ISSUE?

“No.”

~~ OKAY. ARE YOU CALLING ABOUT A PSYCHOLOGICAL ISSUE?

“Live angel. Live angel. Live angel!”

“I want to speak with a LIVE ANGEL!”

~~ I THINK YOU WANT TO SPEAK TO A LIVE ANGEL. IS THAT CORRECT?

“YES!!!”

~~ WOULD YOU LIKE ME TO CONNECT YOU TO THE FATHER’S LIVE ANGEL, OR THE SON’S LIVE ANGEL, OR THE HOLY SPIRITS’ LIVE ANGEL?

“I haven’t talked to the Holy Spirit that much. And I really need to talk with my Father. How about connecting me to the office of the Father?”

~~ THE FATHER HAS COMMITTED ALL THINGS TO THE SON. WOULD YOU LIKE ME TO CONNECT YOU WITH THE SON’S LIVE ANGEL?

“I thought that I now was supposed to have access to the Father through Jesus, the Son.”

~~ I THINK THAT YOU ARE ASKING TO BE CONNECTED TO A LIVE ANGEL IN THE OFFICE OF THE SON? IS THAT CORRECT?

“Can’t I just talk to Father directly? Or Jesus directly? I mean, I’m a friend of his. He’s the one who first called me his friend. Can’t He take a call from his friend?”

~~ DUE TO THE EXPONENTIAL INCREASE IN THE GLOBAL POPULATION, WE NOW HAVE TO TRIAGE INCOMING CALLS FOR HELP. I APOLOGIZE FOR ANY INCONVENIENCE.

“How do you know how to triage my call when you can’t even understand what I’ve told you already?”

~~ I THINK YOU ARE ASKING HOW WE TRIAGE INCOMING CALLS. IS THAT CORRECT?  

“YES!!!”

~~ SINCE YOU DID NOT SELECT FROM PHYSICAL, MENTAL, PSYCHOLOGICAL, SPIRITUAL, BIBLE QUESTION, OR SOMETHING ELSE, YOUR CALL IS NOT AS IMPORTANT TO US AS WE FIRST THOUGHT.

“WHAAAT? OKAY. SOMETHING ELSE.”

~~ I’M SORRY. I DIDN’T UNDERSTAND THAT. IN A FEW WORDS, WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO DO?

“I’d like to choose a category.”

~~ I CAN HELP YOU WITH THAT. PLEASE CHOOSE ONE OF THE FOLLOWING: PHYSICAL, MENTAL, PSYCHOLOGICAL, SPIRITUAL, BIBLE QUESTION, OR SOMETHING ELSE.

“E-gads.”

~~ PLEASE DON’T SAY THAT. I KNOW WHAT THAT MEANS. THERE IS ONLY ONE GOD, BUT HE OPERATES OUT OF THREE OFFICES. PLEASE CHOOSE ONE OF THE FOLLOWING: PHYSICAL, MENTAL, PSYCHOLOGICAL, SPIRITUAL, BIBLE QUESTION, OR SOMETHING ELSE.

“SOMETHING ELSE.”

~~ I WILL TRANSFER YOU NOW TO THE DISCERNING ANGEL WHO WILL DETERMINE HOW BEST TO ROUTE YOUR CALL. IF YOU ARE WILLING TO PARTICIPATE IN A BRIEF SURVEY AT THE END OF THIS CALL, PLEASE STAY ON THE LINE.

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~~ HELLO. THIS IS SORTY, YOUR VIRTUAL DISCERNING ANGEL. YOUR CALL IS IMPORTANT TO US. IN A FEW WORDS, TELL ME WHY YOU ARE CALLING.

CLICK. bzzzzzzzzzzz~~~~~.                                         ~dkb~ 04/16/25

A Simple Man

You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart. Jeremiah 29:13, NIV 

I knew a simple man

who had a crooked nose 

his smile revealed his crooked teeth 

he seldom showed his toes.

His crooked fingers let

nickels and dimes slip through

his backbone is more curved than straight

his hair is oft askew.

He loved his day of birth

and made some plans that day

that once he got his feet to work

he’d do all things his way.

His parents came to think

their babe got switched at birth

he was a challenge from the start

his will now loosed on earth. 

He then became a man

the calendar said so

he knew most everything he thought

and grabbed the world’s toe.

But nagging at his mind

were mysteries of soul

he wondered if there was some god

who just might play some role. 

He had no clue in hand

for finding deity

the best he knew to do was wait

if only hopefully. 

A few years came and went

still trusting just his head

but one day looking for a bride

he found The God instead.

The simple self-made man

was suddenly made new

the secret corners of his heart

were no longer askew.

His nose still has its bend

teeth still a crooked row

his fingers still can’t hold those dimes

but you now see him glow. 

If you would find The God

you first must aim your heart

and want him more than anything

that is the place to start.

Then set your ears to hear

what others will not see

it is your heart that hears his call

which comes convincingly. 

Be ready next to act

when Truth knocks at your door

he takes the form of Jesus Christ

alive forever more. ~dkb~ 10/3/24

Jesus replied: “Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.”                                              Matthew 22:37, NIV 

NOTE: The theme and style is reminiscent of the Mother Goose rhyme, “There was a crooked man,” which I nearly memorized in childyhood.