I agree with a poster above...where are the men? Every year there is a car parade in our neighborhood decked out in lights to celebrate Christmas. The wife and I run up to them thank them out loud. They are a highlight of our Christmas.
My conflict is while being an agnostic is that I believe Jesus Christ lived and tried to bring people together through compassion, empathy, and love. He was an amazing man and only wanted the best for humanity. I may have my doubts about Son-of-God, but his philosophy was exceptional for the betterment of mankind. Of all the people I wish I could meet in my time machine, he would be the first.
If he was actually a spiritual being and rose from the dead, I hope I've tried hard enough to do right and meet him in whatever plane of existence he exists.
All thats required to meet Jesus of Nazareth is to believe in your heart and speak with your lips that He was The Lord incarnate...
If he was anything less, then as a man he was merly criminally insane (as would’ve been all the Apostles and others) and died a psychotic death...
I asked one day, He revealed Himself to me...try it for yourself...
“I hope I’ve tried hard enough to do right and meet him in whatever plane of existence he exists.”
AMEN.