The preceding blog reminded me that I have had other attacks of craziness and zany impious humor regarding certain biblical stories. I think the story is awful and morally irredeemable. Here is my rewrite:
God: Hi Abraham, this is God. Howya' doin' today?
Abraham: Hello, I'm doing very well. What do you want this time? You're not going to ask me to move again, are you?
God: Not at all. This time I have something else in mind.
Abraham: Yeah, what?
God: I want you to sacrifice your son Isaac, whom you love, as a burnt offering.
Abraham: Would you mind repeating that. There must be some interference between earth and heaven, you know, with all the cell phones these days. It sounded like you said you wanted me to sacrifice my son Isaac. I know you wouldn't do that. Ha, ha!
God: No, Abe, you heard me right.
Abraham: You've got to be kidding, right? That's a good one - a God perfect in love, mercy, and compassion asking a father to kill his son, to stick a knife through his heart and set him aflame, on some silly stone altar.
God: No, I am not kidding. That's really what I want you to do. It's a test.
Abraham: Some test! You know I'd do a lot for you. After all because you asked me to, I left a good home to come to this God-forsaken place . Oops, sorry! Let me rephrase that. What if I flunk this test?
God: I'd really rather not get into that. Well, are you going to do it or not?
Abraham: I'm thinking it over.
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