You're here to be light, bringing out the God-colors in the world. (Matthew 5:14, The Message)
That's why I tell stories: to create readiness, to nudge the people toward receptive insight. In their present state they can stare till doomsday and not see it, listen till they're blue in the face and not get it.
You don't make your words true by embellishing them with religious lace. In making your speech sound more religious, it becomes less true.
