Lying for God's sake .

    I lied yesterday and I'm OK with it . I was talking to a customer service agent on the phone , and near the end of our business, I wished her a Merry Christmas or a Happy What-ever-it-is you celebrate this time of year ."Thank you, it's Christmas", she replied .  She then told me that she had lost her son near this time last year while her sons' wife was expecting twins . The twins were a Godsend and God was giving her the strength to cope with her sorrow . Now, I didn't say ," Hey, I didn't ask you about all that !" and I didn't say " Things will get better." What I did was lie . I told her that I would pray for her .  Plain and simple . She thanked me , wished me a Merry Christmas and our communication was over . I'll probably never speak to her again . The lie was that I have no intention of praying for her , but ,  I believe that through my lie, I brought her some comfort .  
Before you condemn me, let me ask you a question . If you are a "believer" , have you ever told someone that you would pray for them and then NOT prayed for them ? It doesn't matter if you just forgot. If you told them that you'd do it and didn't .... you lied . The road to your hell is paved with good intentions . If your a "non-believer" , have you ever told someone to "have a nice day" , even though you didn't give a shit what kind of a day they would have ? You said it but didn't mean it . It was a form of lie . 
From a religious standpoint, a lie is wrong because God said so . From a communication standpoint, a lie is wrong because it muddles the communication process by throwing a wrench into the mechanics of dialogue .  When we talk to someone, it is the human way to express and receive information so that we may adjust our actions or beliefs in order to act in a way that is acceptable to all parties involved . If we were to base our actions on incorrect information, intentionally or otherwise given to us, our intentions could be errant , making the decision process , in this case , retarded . Who wants to act in a retarded fashion ? We have a highly advanced form of communication in spoken language . I think we should try to use it for the good of humankind .  In my lie , I did just that .
I'm not of the ilk that believes that I will go to hell if I tell a lie . I'm not a man of faith .  I wish I was . It seems to make things a lot simpler for those who have true faith . I admire them in their strength , providing that they act in accordance to that faith . In the faith department , anything less than 100% faith, is as good as no faith at all . I can't seem to trick myself into 100% faith , and so I question, hoping to find the answer that flips my God-switch to the "ON" position . People who go through the motions of the faithful, just to hedge their bets, are the worst liars of them all because they lie to themselves .  "I'm not sure if there's a God, but I go to church just in case." Is there a more self delusional sentance in existance ?
I'm not technically a Christian , although I believe that his message was a very sound way to live life, and make it peaceful for others to live theirs . I'm not really an Athiest , because there IS a higher power at work in the universe, I'm just not sure it watches and judges us . I refuse to be an Agnostic because I don't like the way the word sounds or looks when read . Above ALL, I AM NOT AN ANTITHIEST . These are the subhumans who don't believe in God and they don't want you to believe, either . Thay are as big of pieces of shit as the Christians who would wish them dead . My personal belief is that WE are in this together . We are all brothers and sisters . I want your life to be good and happy . If faith in a God does that for you, I'm happy for you . If you don't want to believe in God .... don't , just allow others to believe their way . Personally, I lean toward the notion that this life is all we get . No heaven. No hell . No kidding . If this IS all we get, it's gonna be too short and too late for me to start spreading cheer when I'm in my 7th decade . There's no time like the present to make others happy . The joy , peace and hope we can bring  to others , might be the only encouragement that they get . I DO want you to have a nice day . 
So, I lied yesterday and I'm OK with it . I did it for God's sake .
                                                                                                     Peace, Chris