Foreword to Message from God

Background:

The message you are about to read is the culmination of over 40 years of my own writing and research, always under the guidance of Mr. Carl.  He has been my teacher, and he has been a friend of my family for three full generations.

We have spent many evenings with him at our table or when he was working with my Father who was a homebuilder.

Mr. Carl also farms land and raises food for both animals and people.

Carl is both a Father and a Grandfather, although for several years now he lives in a small house next to the home he built so long ago for his new wife and their many children - He lives on the same land that has been in his family for generations.  He is within walking distance of many of his children and grandchildren, now grown up with families of their own.

His wife died several years ago.  You can read the story of his life in the lines on his face, in the way he walks - he bears every scar and broken bone and wrinkle as a living memory of honor and long life.  He has led a full life of both tragedy and joy.  Above all, he loves the children - all children, and they are his delight.

Author's Note:  My faith, which is Reform Catholicism, is a "First Century Church in the Twenty-First Century" - based  on our interpreted version of writings Mister Carl has shared with us over the past fifteen years.  He shared them first with my Blessed Mother and Myself as he would join us for Supper at least once a month.  He is over 70 years old.

The philosophies and writings are based on scholarly works Mister Carl has created and occasionally published since he was 15 years old.  Some are handwritten, but most of them are typed on sheets of paper.

I am allowed to read them and then talk about them, but I am not allowed to keep them.  Until now.  Now I have them all for you to read.

He wants this initial message to be in the traditional "Voice of God" (a man's voice) but does not explain why.  He has told me hundreds of times this humble truth:  "Men and Women are Equal in My Sight".

"Equal does not mean we are the same."

He is curious to see if he can send his Son again without his Son or messenger getting tortured and killed.  He seems to want to avoid this.  If you know the history of human faith you must admit that most people like Jesus or Gandhi wind up dying violent deaths at the hands of large crowds of people.  Perhaps it is an occupational hazard.

Here is the reality:  Jesus was the promised Savior, but his life was meant to be followed as an example...  he was "rebbe" (teacher) and he came to teach us all how to be Saviors too, or at least how to make miracles and help each other.

Mister Carl has a sense of humor, and he said to me, "Jesus had to die to do this."  If he is the new Christ, I think he would prefer to avoid being killed as a criminal deviant this time around.

Plus, he is very busy.  His hands and feet and strength are used 6 days a week from "can-see to can't see".  His personal hours vary with the seasons, but he has on occasion been "called in the zealous spirit" and stayed awake for a week or more pounding away at his typewriter.

God Speaks Directly through Mister Carl and he is bringing a new message to the world.  Here it is in its entirety.  This introduction is very brief and it is the first direct message I have been given to publish.