There is Biblical
"religion" >
"Pure and undefiled religion before God the Father is this: to visit orphans and widows in their trouble, and to keep oneself unspotted from the world." (James 1:27)
Here, I personally understand,
@MehGuy, religion means being reverent to God, including by loving and helping orphans and widows the way He wants; and orphans and widows include a number of senior citizens. Also, we are reverent by keeping ourselves unspotted from this world. This includes not giving in to lusts which would drive us after pleasure, instead of God being our treasure
I appreciate how God's power easily gets me free of how nasty and negative stuff do get the better of me. And how I can be in gentle and quiet love is so better and makes me creative for loving any and all people >
"rather let it be the hidden person of the heart, with the incorruptible beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is very precious in the sight of God." (1 Peter 3:4)
But while I was not with Jesus, I was not thinking about this. But I could tell I was messed up and failing socially. I did not know what I needed to do. I wanted to do better, but I was getting nowhere in myself. And I could not figure out what God wanted. Then, it came to me that God did not want me to try to straighten my own self out, but trust in Jesus to do all He is able to do
And this has meant a lot of encouragement but also plenty of correction to find out how to be and how to relate in love, so I am ready to do well with any person, not only favorites I might want to use. Be ready, though others might not be able, but by staying ready I can have a great time whenever I do share with others who are real in love, and good examples for me