Pity the atheist, the chief attribute of whose God is that He does not exist. The atheist has decided he knows what God is, and that this concept (of a supreme being) is impossible. This is certainly a daring intellectual feat, although the reward of it is hard to value. What joy is possible in a disordered, unsanctified and meaningless world?
Each person has a God of his or her understanding. Their relationship with this God, the advantages of having a living God in one’s life, the peaceful order and infinite beauty of creation, plus the guide to happiness that belief in God offers — all of the human history of religion — are the benefits of this understanding. It’s true, we make up our own God; it is His will that we should. Belief is simply a realization that He does exist and a lifelong dedication to having a relationship with Him. It is not an intellectual exercise.
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