The Universal Theory of Immigration

“God’s plane landed on time at Heathrow Airport. He had thought about Gatwick or Stansted but the idea of the high-speed rail link pleased him. He could have chosen a scheduled flight but he was attentive to his status and determined to travel in style. In any case, precautions had been taken to ensure that his arrival would not be noticed. The immigration formalities presented no difficulties and, having nothing to declare, he chose the green channel. Everything was going smoothly.”

God’s journey begins in a mood of excited optimism but the world can be a confusing place without the powers of pre-eminence - and there are problems which bedevil the life of any traveller. The once-distant deity’s journey leads him through a cycle of ambition and despair until he learns to confront rejection and to temper ideals suitable only for a life confined to heaven.