Learned this on a retreat I went on in high school and it's stuck with me to this day:

"Every experience of love in your life is an experience of God."

If you want to be close to God, pay close attention to the love in your heart and in others' hearts.

I believe Christ talked about building the kingdom of heaven here on Earth. And as I understand it, the way that we do that is to be as loving as possible.

That's what we're all here to do.

Christ did not teach us to adhere to any specific religion. He did not teach us to be loyal citizens to any government. He taught us to love.

And when we love, we become one with God.