Thunder

The lunch bunch was jabbering away about the new Pope and Trump and the discussion devolved into how could the church possibly change policy? I mean, the Pope talks to God, so he's getting the straight dope, so how is that burning heretics used to be the thing to do, but now it's not? Hearing this, it occurred  to me that listening to God might be much like listening to a thunderstorm. I mean, even if you've been listening to clouds all your life, could you be certain that you are receiving the message correctly? I'm not saying God is in the clouds, I'm saying God isn't speaking English, he's speaking directly to your brain, so how you turn that message into words to pass on to others is entirely up to you. Hopefully, the message was clear and you were able to translate it accurately, but people are funny, their thoughts don't always match their words, and their words don't always match their actions. We're just lucky that sometimes what people say makes sense.