Priests were fighting with each other. Orthodox. Eastern Orthodox. Catholic. Roman Catholic. Protestant. Their debate never seemed to end, when a Christian came to them and asked, “why what divides you, divides you when the world needs you?”
“What should we believe?” One of them asked. “Do you believe that Jesus is the son of God?” They all agreed. “Do you know that in ancient traditions, any head of the family or tribe was honorably called son of God?” They all noded. “Do you agree that you are all children of God?” They all said yes again.
“Then know, by denying that Jesus is son of God you call him a illigitimate and by denying that you are children of God you call yourself illigitimate. Too much disagreement between people of faith only causes doubt on legitimacy of faith and you’ll never find resolve unless you’ll learn to eat from the same table.”
“What should we do?” They asked. “Burn the pages of the books that cause dissent between yourselves, burn down such believes and laws. It is better than burning down the bible. The world will go on, your own children will suffer from the lack of faith. A faith that’s stronger, is more responsible. Because of our numbers, the weight of the world falls more upon our shoulders than other faiths. While the seven deadly sins divide the world, there’s no one to hold the line. To fight the seven deadly sins, you’ll need the seven lethal virtues. Unity, discipline, tolerance, kindness, peace, faith and freedom.”
They said, “What can we do, we have nothing in our power, our followers do not heed.” The christian replied, “then withdraw from your faiths, leave those positions for someone else, because unless you are doing your duty faithfully, priesthood is only a medal of sin hanging below your collars. Being a preacher has its virtues there’s also a price to pay. Serving the church, your reward for your good deeds is doubled, but the punishment for negligence is also doubled. If you can’t sit together, then why carry two coins in your pockets?”