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Something I don't get is why being created by a higher power could possibly give us purpose or meaning. You still have to do all the work of figuring out life for yourself. Serving the purpose of another is a poor substitute for that, and being created for that reason makes you no better than a slave or tool. To me that's more meaningless and hopeless even than nihilism, and it is a fate that can never be escaped. I am always disturbed by those who gleefully embrace that state, and by the teachings that command us all to do the same. I'll take a coldly infinite and pointless universe over a cosmic shackle any day.
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I agree totally with the last sentence, if only because accepting that everything is down to random chance is a lot better for my mental health than trying to derive meaning when shitty things happen.
As for why being created by a higher power could give someone purpose or meaning: The act of having been created is not what gives meaning. It's the idea that the meaning of life has been revealed (if obscurely) through revelation, so humans don't need to think about it. But that wasn't what I was getting at in my original post. I was making the point that asking the question of the meaning of life is meaningless unless you already accept the concept of a higher power. And yet people who don't believe in a god ask that question every day.