26.3

“Until a date is chosen,” Shard said quietly to Max. “And God either appears or fails to appear, no one really knows anything at all. Until then, always bear in mind the strong possibility that God is no more than a figment of our own imagination. Instead of God creating us – our imagination may well have created God.

“The words you spoke on the mountain could be nothing more than a figment of your imagination – a product of the writer within. Your imagination, desperate for success as imagination always is, quietly working away behind your back to create its own secret ending, your imagination, surprising us all, surprising even yourself with its stunning climax. After all Max, they were your words. They did come from your mouth. And it’s not as though you spoke ancient Hebrew!

“The vision of a moment when the world reaches the point of understanding required to invite God to the planet isn’t your vision Max, or my vision, or the vision of a group of living sadhus. It’s Christ’s vision, mirrored in the Koran. And it’s this vision that will provide the platform for the final question humanity must ask itself…

“If everyone wanted to see God at the same time – would God appear, is not only a question we need to ask, it’s a question we need to answer. Humanity needs to know if there is a God.”