Rated-R for Religion

Religion is a big word. I often find myself shying away from actually admitting what I believe in because I am often too scared of the response. But yes, I was born into a Hindu household. And yes, now I attend church. I found myself drawn to Church and the Christian community; and as the word "drawn" indicates, I have no explicit reason why, it just happened. This isn't a "shit-on my upbringing" or a "my beliefs are better than yours" parade. This is just simply me sharing and being honest, something which I did not have the courage to do for a long time. I am drawn to the teachings of the Bible because of my own anxieties. I find myself the most calm and joyful after a service, or after Bible study or prayer. The days that I do not pray or read the word, I find myself panicking over EVERY SINGLE THING. As a science-motivated individual, I know that there are ways to step back from religion and look at how things are, in plain sight. But that erases the point of it all, doesn't it? Religion flourishes in an environment of faith and trust and love. When I think about a Greater Being loving me and saving me, it fills me with joy. When I think about the asteroid that destroyed dinosaurs or how we are inevitably going to be consumed by the sheer force of our universe, it makes me sad. I want to live a life that has an impact. I want to know that I will leave this planet is just a little bit better than the day I came in. I believe that it is important to have perspective, to understand that we are not the center of the universe. But I also want to live my days full of love and faith and joy. So here it is, my thoughts on the big R:religion. So tell me friends,

what do you believe? [Here is a picture, that I actually took, of the ocean. Enjoy!]