When you’re alone, abandoned, tossed aside, betrayed, it’s hard to believe in your Christmases, your Thanksgivings, your You Never Walk Alones, your gods and saints, when it was your fellow fervent believers who put you out to pasture, and are now dressing up to go to the midnight mass, and to Holy Communion bright early morning Christmas Day. But then, you have to have lived it, to have been there yourself...
There is One who never betrays you. For the rest, forgiveness. Or you go nuts. Trust me.
It wasn’t religion got me tossed aside but I know the feeling, anyway.
Find Him within yourself. That's all He cares about. All the other stuff is superficial, repetitious. Yes, it'd be nice to hang out and be accepted in churches, but some of us were not created to fit in. It hurts, but Jesus heals :-) He's cool that way :-) He's the only One you have to answer to.
Have a verrrry Merry Christmas. Rejoice! The Savior is born!