My faith lately has been very challenged So I stepped back and looked at what my faith means I realized the problem right away, its people who don't agree with me Religion is word of mouth Faith is what you believe So my religious foundations are based on hearing a story and for me to agree Man conveys the stories and I drink the kool-aid Why are there only a select few that gods have spoken to? Am I not a child of light Shouldn't I be able to connect directly to the Almighty? All my religious references have been passed down to me, if I was never told of the glory of God Would I know it? Would I find solace and bend my knees to heaven thanking God for the gifts he has given? I know I have lost my faith in men. So does that mean their stories of God are lost to me as well? There are books and books all written by mans hand, there are no longer burning bushes that communicate. Why are there no miracle workers walking the earth now. Why are there no messiahs today? Seems I'm disconnected and my connection to God was explained to me by an ordinary group of men. It just comes down to; "What do I believe, and how am I supposed to find my own way after being tainted by the religious concepts of man, on this let us pray" amen