someone really integral to my spiritual growth once said to me “if you’re going to believe in a God, any God, be sure to believe in a God that is a loving God, a forgiving and merciful God” and it’s something that I remind myself of every single day, especially in moments where I feel really far from religion and really far from any kind of faith. if you find yourself feeling hopeless or lost or too far displaced from God, just remember that the God you believe in is loving and merciful first and foremost. you are never far enough or lost enough to be absolved of forgiveness and acceptance, it is unconditional.