Relating to one’s own God is made so much easier by having a committee approved mission statement/platform paper to defer to when times get rough. I was raised Catholic, was an Altar boy when the Mass was ONLY said in Latin. I am thankful for the morals that guide my life and happiness...yet I now find myself to be a very happy agnostic. Happiness occurs between the ears. If you’re not happy it’s your own damned fault.
When you talk straight to God, you do not know if your sins are forgiven. A little story to illustrate.
Two guys worked side by side in cubicles. The first fellow returned to the Catholic Church and urged the second fellow to do likewise.
He asked, asked, asked.
Invited, invited, invited.
Evangelized, Evangelized, Evangelized.
And asked again and again.
Finally the second guy consented to attend a Mass with him.
When they got to the church the first guy noticed that the priest was hearing Confessions and he encouraged his friend to also go to Confession. But the friend said “No” while the first guy did go to confession.
On the way home they were in an auto accident and both were killed.
The second guy sees his life flash in front of him with all the sinful acts of his life exposed, and God sends him away since he had missed so many opportunitites to worship God.
Then the first guy asked God if he was also going to see all of his sins. But God said, “I don’t remember, because you went to Confession and I forgive and forget.”
Come into heaven now.