"Waiting for Godot"

Although finding “Waiting for Godot” humorous at times I’m not sure I was able to understand the message the author was attempting to convey. One reason is that I’m not sure even he knew what message he was trying to convey. Most of the dialogue was sheer nonsense. The characters seem to constantly contradict themselves, and the play as a whole is cyclical.
Perhaps it is just because I am a practical theology major, but the only meaning I was able to pull from this play was a series of statements religious is nature. The whole play takes place in front of a single tree perhaps representative of the cross in Christian faith. By the end of the second act we can see that Vladimir and Estragon have been waiting at the tree for what seems like forever, each new day hearing that the next would finally be the day they meet Godot. This repetitive pattern might suggest that Samuel Beckett finds religion to be a series of useless repetitions that keep men trapped in the same place time and time again.
Another point I found interesting was the way in which the characters contradicted their words with their actions. Many times they talk about leaving and no longer waiting for Godot but never do. They frequently say they are about to do something but always remain sitting there. Vladimir claims that he is happier on his own but is never able to leave Estragon. I believe this is all tied into Estragon’s comments that he all of humanity. He represents the way in which people are mostly talk. Everyone wants good things but rarely has the will power to back that desire with real action. There are many simple solutions to the vast array of problems that plague our world today but attempting to unite people in solving one of them proves near impossible.