If God remains beyond our comprehension then immediately, to make them relateable we have to put things into human terms. When the ancients did not know what the sun was they imagined a human pulling a large glowing stone from a flying chariot and that the dark, scary caves of our planet were the entrance to a supernatural underworld.

When people claim to 'know' God what they are really talking about is love. It might not look that way in the media but major world faiths are supposed to promote peace, something that is hard to achieve in this world. I'm not talking about a lack of fighting or some esoteric state of consciousness but a trust between people, a forgiveness and a lack of anxiety.

I'm pretty crap at putting this into words so I'll use a very recent example. Here in the UK we have been hit with a series of riots. I won't go into the decade of context as much as it was sadly down to a mixture of racism, hooliganism and misplaced anger. Then I came across this story: https://metro.co.uk/2024/08/05/far-right-protestors-gathered-outside-mosque-opened-doors-21364206/

This represents what faith is supposed to be about and it is in this breaking down of barriers, of listening instead of fighting and it is in this moment people say they have 'seen God'. I also think of individuals like Desmond Doss.

Kindness and respect are not the sole possession of theists of course and you don't need to believe in God to just live an honest and decent life. Not all philanthropy is driven by faith.

But to open ones' doors and show hospitaility to ones aggressors? That takes some bravery.I'm not sure I would invite a burglar in for tea and talk through their life choices!