Passing Time

The knack of flying is learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss.-- Douglas Adams


I got wondering about Jesus today and I have to admit I’m a little bit worried about him. What’s he been up to for the last two thousand years? He lived, if the Bible is to believed, died for the sins of the world was resurrected, earned a seat beside his father in heaven but what has he been doing since then. Is he just waiting around waiting for the old man to retire so he can take over the family business?
God keeps busy, acts of God and all that, his mother seems to have found away to keep busy showing up on pieces of burnt toast and the like or appearing to young Catholic girls and passing on secret messages but what’s poor Jesus been doing for the last two thousand years. As far as inspiring mankind and bringing people to God well he did when he lived, died and was resurrected now all the world needs is his story to serve that purpose. I just hope he doesn’t get bored and fall in with a bad crowd over the next few thousand years.
Someone did mention to me that he was scheduled to come back sometime in the future but nothing definite yet. I have to say this left an image in my mind of Jesus sitting near his old man, a big ball of light or something, and I imaged the conversation to go something like this.
Jesus “Can I go back now?”
God “Not yet.”
Jesus “When?”
God “When I say so.”
Jesus “How about now?”
God “No.”
Jesus “Now?”
God “No.”
Jesus “Okay…now?”
God “No”
Jesus “Now?”
God “No”
Jesus “How about now?”
Well at least this could use up a couple of millennium.