Beautifully written and very true.
Ed, you may say you are not a religious person, but I got the impression you are spiritual, which might be even better.
Consider the ones who claim to be religious, and kill others in the name of God. To be religious needs not necessarily be a good thing.
I think religion is just applying a name to the great unknown, and that the supreme being does not mind by what name it is called.
Kind regards
A.