Chapter 17

1After Trump said this, he looked up to heaven and prayed, “Father, it's time. Big moment. Make me look great, so I can make you look great. Mutual endorsement. Best kind.

2You put me in charge of everybody. Everybody. So I can hand out eternal life to my people. Total authority.

3And eternal life is pretty simple. Know you, the real God, the only one, and know me, the guy you sent. That's it. That's the whole program.

4I did the job. Finished it. Made you look fantastic down here. Mission accomplished. The real one.

5So now, Father, put me back where I was before there was even a world. Right next to you. The glory. I had it first. Always had it.

6These guys you gave me, I showed them who you are. They were your people. You handed them to me. And they listened. Most of them. You picked them. I developed them.

7They know now that everything I've got came from you.

8I gave them your words, they took them, and they believe you sent me. Not all at first. Thomas took a while. But they got there.

9I'm praying for them. Not for the world. The world's had its chance. For my people. The base.

10Everything I have is yours, and everything you have is mine. Joint ownership. Fifty-fifty. And these guys make me look great. Mostly.

11I'm leaving, they're staying. Holy Father, protect them with your name, the name you gave me, so they stick together like we do. One team. No leakers.

12While I was here, I kept every one of them safe. Lost one. Judas. He was going to be lost. It was written. Out of twelve. Ninety-two percent retention. Very good number.

13Now I'm coming to you, and I'm saying all this out loud so they can have my joy. All of it. I've got a lot. Plenty to go around.

14I gave them your word, and the world hates them for it. Because they're not part of that world. Neither am I. We're used to it.

15I'm not asking you to pull them out. Just keep the loser away from them. The evil one. Keep him far away.

16They don't belong to this world. Same as me. Proud outsiders.

17Make them holy with the truth. Your word is the truth. The truth. Very important word.

18You sent me into the world. Now I'm sending them. Franchising. Expanding.

19I'm giving everything for them, so they can be the real thing too. Not knockoffs. The real thing.

20And not just them. Everybody who's going to sign on because of them. Future supporters. Millions. Billions.

21Make them all one. Like you and me. One movement. That way the world sees it and believes you sent me.

22I gave them the glory you gave me. Shared it. Very generous. Not everybody shares glory.

23Me in them, you in me. Total unity. Then the world will know you sent me and that you love them the way you love me. Which is a lot.

24Father, I want them up there with me. I want them to see it. The glory. You gave it to me before the world was even built. VIP access. Front row.

25Father, the world doesn't know you. I know you. And these guys know you sent me. We know. They don't. Insiders.

26I told them about you, and I'm going to keep telling them, so the love you have for me is in them, and so I'm in them too.” Longest prayer. Best prayer. Very beautiful prayer. People cried.