Look at all of them. He stepped up onto the fountain, just staring for a while - staring out at all of them. Homeless kids, junkies, drunks. They began to congregate there by him in the park. He had no idea what he should tell them, how he could possibly help them. Finally he began to speak:



God as we can all clearly see is not around here. He's MIA. But poor as you are you can still see Him, can't you? Don't be sad. Blessed are the meek for they shall inherit the earth. Be righteous. Be kind and pure. As you are. I call you the children of God. Even as they come to beat you down, perhaps to kill you, still I see you in God. You are blessed when they curse you, spit on your name, talk shit against you. You are blessed. I will be with you. You're not the first, and you won't be the last, but be glad. Know it: you're going to win out in the end. You guys are the salt of the earth. You're good for something. But look around you. Salt gone bad is good for nothing, it gets thrown away, gets stepped on by people. So you be bright light in the world. A city on a hill can't be hid. Don't hide your light either, but raise it up - yes, raise those lighters! And give light to everyone in the house, let it shine out so others can see how good it is! And glorify God. You know where he is. Not here, right. I'm not here to bust your head or your beliefs, I'm not here to play Jesus or Buddha. I'm not trying to do anything bad. I just want to help. But I'm telling you: until the fucking Apocalypse really does come down on us, you, me, them, all of us - we're all on call. Shit we do now...everyone is going to be accountable some time down the road. There will be a reckoning. So check yourself. And set a good example. Try not to fuck up, especially if you're in a position to set an example. Try to do the right thing. God don't like ugly, and if you are ugly in your actions toward other people - toward anyone - God is not going to have you. The people who are running this shit talk a good game, but they're faking it. But don't worry about them. God will take care of them too. They used to say, Thou shalt not kill. There was a reason for that. I'm telling you, if you're angry with your brothers and sisters now for no reason, you're going to be in danger. It's like, call someone a fool and go to hell. If you bring your gift to church and start thinking about everything the world owes you, forget it. Leave your gift at the altar, go away and make things right with people. Agree with your adversaries quickly, as soon as you meet them. It's not going to matter later, so surrender all that bullshit now. Yes we are awash in bullshit, a tidal wave of bullshit, but you give up yours, because yours is the weight that is going to drag you down in the end. Be pure, try to be pure in everything. Don't get obsessed with sex and relationships. Get over yourselves! Find someone good and stick with them...