Your piece captures a lot of what I admire in people with faith and differentiates well with the vehement religiosity that I do not admire.  I am agnostic, without religious tradition, but the same beautiful connection that you see around you is what connects me to you, what makes us understand each other.  You are the reflection on the other side, someone who has faith and rejects the browbeating condescension of religious superiority.  I admire that you have found peace, and hope you continue to grow spiritually.