It is difficult to have a deeply personal relationship with an idea, and God can never be anything but. So we have Buddha, and the Hindu deities, Krishna, Shiva. We have Yahweh and Allah, all symbols for the great, creative organizing force of the universe. And we have Jesus: gentle child, born in a stable; mendicant, itinerant preacher and persecuted victim; Salvator Mundi. We can have a personal relationship with Jesus and it can serve to guide, to comfort, to instruct us throughout our lives.
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