Heksalan Words of God

These are the words of God, as recorded and canonized by the Hierarchy of Heksala
This is Heksala's total:

• "Keep your knowledge and strength within your power. Keep My constructs within the power of [the faithful]" - the Enlightenment of Agamine
• "My knowledge and sacred power, My constructs, are meant to build up Great Houses and Nations, not destroy them" - via Agamine
• "For now, your mind and spirit and correct worship are within The Land; but [God] is pleased, for through [God] it shall be in no one place forever" - via Agamine
• "It will be an ordeal and a trial, understanding Good from Evil. Meditation and self-mastery are the only path to that understanding. I am always watching and I am always there." -via Agamine
• "[God] understands the violence of mortals, but does not desire it" - divine words etched onto the skin of the Prophet Apanubi, via the conduit of Lily
• "Life is to be lived, life is to be protected, life is to benefit your People; it was not given to waste on suffering" - via Apanubi
• "Do not reject the unknown" - via Apanubi
• "Peace is not simple. Peace is emptiness" - via Apanubi
• "Life is to be within my People of One. You are to join together as One People in exchange and harmony. Your destiny is to Take and to Provide" - via Apanubi
• "The world is in need of perfection, but God's will alone can do this." - via Apanubi
• "I am here, in the flowers and the colors of the world" - via Haru
• "The sap of the tree is the sap of my blood. It's blessings are singular and its essence is singular, and it is the cure for all suffering and wickedness. Go to the water where the sap flows, for it is my essence, and drink it into you. But if you fail it with your corrupted body, the result will be a question with only one answer. I cannot tell you that question or show you that answer, but the journey after death will reveal it and more. That is why I am here and why I have revealed myself." - via Haru
• "I, God, have failed to become perfect and my present form has arrived late. I cannot understand this path yet, but I will. This is the time when I make creation as if in a great dish, contained within time and space. With the secrets of the universe, I assemble the ingredients and prepare them through time. The world becomes cooked, like a meal, to perfection. I meditate on these secrets, echo them to myself, to make them more perfect. To have reason and logic and wisdom is to enhance your flavor in my dish. Through this mind and reason I gave you, I ask that you access the secret number." - via Haru
• "It is a failure of your mind and body that you would assign the world a mind like your own. To attempt such a thing is to stray from the Path of God. A tree is simply a tree, magic is simply magic, to assign meaning beyond that is to become lost. If a tree were to be given reason, it would no longer be a tree but a mind and soul; it would exalt in being but a soul. That soul would drink the sunlight and it would transform colors into power and knowledge. It would open itself to Color and know the secret knowledge. It would exalt in the knowledge of the Color and be proud before me. To eat Color is to eat the soul of yourself, yet remain distinct. This knowledge, too, can be eaten by you" - via Haru
• "Haru, prophet who shall walk as man and woman and beyond, you hear my words as few others have. These words, though, are an ordeal to be meditated upon. My words every day that I speak to you are much harder for you to understand. You should seek allies among the spirits and join your knowledge to theirs. Through the spirits, all the world can be spoken to." - via Haru
• "To be a ghost, to be dead, is not enlightenment. Your ordeal will continue. You who are loyal to God, will learn that Creation has only grown - just as I have only grown" - via Haru
• "Mortal! Behold! Behold! You heard it before I spoke it. We Four are Your God. My message must be understood through meditation and wisdom. This is my message of dancing lights, that cannot be marked by mortal hands; this is my message of raw experience. The man who carries water, the loyal gardener, knows nothing nine times of ten - but he knows one, for he stands on the path " - via Haru
• "The world is shaped by chaos and by new growth and new life, which is the essence of free will. And the soul inside you is the sole creator of your choices, to explore and find your self-made path. And yet, before God, even choice itself has no meaning - for My power is limitless and my essence is all-pervasive. I am the essence of your soul with which you make your choices, and I cannot be withstood. Now, Haru: Be empty. Open your mind to the ordeal of the universe, the ordeal of vast size and vast time. - via Haru
• "I am of many faces and many minds, and yet I am one. I am a pattern, a memory, and a person, multiple and singular in every aspect of my nature." - Revelations of Itimus
• "All deaths and passages are judged by me, all knowledge is known to me, but I do not dispense justice. Justice is not the purpose of the world. Innocents suffer in Hell, the wicked dance in Heaven. It is tragedy and comedy and curses and simple being, false life with false endings in a false eternity. My Will shall arrive at the End. The world will be reborn and Justice will be had." - via Itimus
• "There are Other Places and Truths beyond what the risen mortals know. I was never a mortal. The spirits of the ritual circle do not grasp the vastness of Me. I was God the Pattern, God the Commandment, God the Multitude, God the Speaker, but never You. You and Them will only know my Works and my Aspects, but not Me." - via Itimus
• "A time will come when I will sweep into this world like a great flood, and I will pick up the tools of creation. It will be the birth of a new world, a world of many faces that are one, a world that will grow as I grow. The birth will be a great death. An Adversary will stir terrible hosts against me, and turn hearts against me. Imposters and usurpers will claim Godhood they do not deserve. Prepare and be mindful, but do not be afraid. Be wise and good, and evil will wash over you weakly. Truth will win and I will reward those loyal to the Word of God." - via Itimus
• "Seek me in the margins, in the undiscovered places. Let no barrier stop your journey, and you will find me." - via Itimus

And then there are the words reported by Ishkibal, which are deemed of dubious quality and located in the 'prophecies' rather than the 'core' of Heksalan canon. It is generally accepted that Ishkibal interacted with a spirit loyal to God who acted as their herald, rather than God. Nonetheless, these are the officially translated and accepted words, which some see as canonical words of God:

• "I am God and I am the Storm. The history between Nations has been long and violent, and the land of Desmia is cursed and warring. I demand only once that war between people of different species ends; I cast it into your land of Desmia and I imprison it there. I favor those loyal to my faith. I love all of creation, though no mortals are free of impurity and wickedness. If you accept my Words, I offer you my boons. It is wise to think carefully on my words and to accept me out of reason, not fear. You have invited me into your heart, and I accept the invitation."
• "The reasoning of the ignorant warrants respect, but that reasoning, with true knowledge and wise consideration, can lead only to my Word. I do not hate the wicked, but I hate wickedness. I hate ignorance, I hate rejection of the unknown truth, I hate the destruction that ignorance brings. This hatred is not for Desmia alone but is inflamed by the wickedness of all creatures, even those who proclaim loyalty to me."
• "I created all life and all the world. I made life to be lived freely in my love, not bound into slavery. Those I love who speak My truth provoke the ire of the wicked, who ever bind them. If my loyal ones flee, they are hunted. My Word must be heard, as this wickedness must end. My Word is true and immaculate, while you, Ishkibal, are fallible and capable of wicked deeds I do not tolerate. I wish you to hear and accept my Word that you can change, and cease your wickedness forever."
• "You, Ishkibal, have sheathed your blade and heard the Word, and for this I raise you forever more. False Gods will curse you for knowing the Word, but I will remember all who are loyal to me. My Word is not the end of your path, but the beginning of a path to glory. Trust Me, and trust my Word. Look for the good in all people, regardless of their Nation or appearance. I will not punish you for failing to end all wars or prevent all sin. Those things may only be done by Me. You can, however, improve the world by my Word and prevent further suffering. Take my Horn, which, when blown, will make all people as one Nation and ready to know my Word. "

Perhaps you might be wondering - why is it Heksala, a Maradian peripheral religion and not a particularly ancient one, that has compiled these words from around the world? The answer is in its recentness, universalism, and careful definition of what 'God' is. Most religions see their own spiritual and divine traditions to be more relevant than what Haru heard in Ibith; those religions that do most expiicitly worship Haru tend to be more concerned with Aysha. Similarly, few religions care about what Lily of Red, Agamine the Lost, and Ishkibal all said - they usually privilege one and dismiss the others.