me and my whole family were going through a hard time, and i was questioning where i should put my faith to go through with it.

then i saw a post mocking the same situation my family was going through and i decided to put my faith back in God and it has been rewarding for me.

some time 3 years ago my father died.there was a post on the front page about some girl's father being in the hospital who died, and her asking for prayers for his soul. and the top comment was "maybe if she put her faith in science he'd still be alive"

reading that sentence was really devastating for someone who suffered a recent loss knowing how unpreventable it is. i know it doesnt make a lot of sense, but it really clicked in me and realised i should give it another chance no matter how dissapointed i was.

but as i already stated, it is not the main reason. main reason is deeply personal because i can honestly say noone would believe me unless i told them in person, and probably not even then.

before my father died, him and my sister had an agreement, that whoever is the first to die has to send the other one proof of the afterlife. my sister was, well i honestly dont know what she was but she was dissapointed in religion. my father was a high intellectual being, he never stated wether he was religious or non religious. his death happened about a week before christmas, and i can honestly say we had all forgotten about their agreement untill my sister dropped the bible and it opened on this passage:

16 In a short time you will no longer see me, and then a short time later you will see me again.

17 Then some of his disciples said to one another, 'What does he mean, "In a short time you will no longer see me, and then a short time later you will see me again," and, "I am going to the Father"?

18 What is this "short time"? We don't know what he means.'

19 Jesus knew that they wanted to question him, so he said, 'You are asking one another what I meant by saying, "In a short time you will no longer see me, and then a short time later you will see me again."

20 'In all truth I tell you, you will be weeping and wailing while the world will rejoice; you will be sorrowful, but your sorrow will turn to joy.

i guess writing this huge block of text is kinda pointless, but your response was the one that hit me the hardest. there are apsolutely no social benefits of being a christian in my country. and i can say in full honesty that i do believe now.