Chief Goat
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« on: September 27, 2011, 02:42:53 PM » |
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First, I am an inquirer and have not entered the catechumenate yet.
I ask your prayers because after a lifetime of struggling with chronic, clinical depression, codependent relationships, and other such nastiness which is too much to enumerate, I have found my way to the doors of Orthodoxy and have been attending regular services at my local parish. I do not delude myself that this path will change my past or miraculously fix my life, but rather I move in the hope and belief that I have actually found Life, of which what has gone before is not worthy of the name. I ask your prayers that I may find life worthy of Life.
Please pray for me, a sinner among sinners.
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Ansgar
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Keep your mind in hell and do not despair
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« Reply #1 on: September 27, 2011, 03:04:09 PM » |
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Lord have mercy! Welcome  |
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Christ is risen!
Do not be cast down over the struggle - the Lord loves a brave warrior. The Lord loves the soul that is valiant.
-St Silouan the athonite
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Heorhij
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« Reply #2 on: September 27, 2011, 03:15:32 PM » |
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+Lord, have mercy on Your servant.
Welcome to the forum! We all would be happy to support you, to share our experiences, etc. Yet, if your depression is really something that bothers you, please talk to a medical professional. It is ALWAYS a good idea.
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Love never fails.
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PrincessMommy
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« Reply #3 on: September 27, 2011, 03:26:26 PM » |
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Welcome to the forum.
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« Reply #4 on: September 27, 2011, 03:58:43 PM » |
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Lord have mercy, and welcome to OC.net!
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She's touring the facility/and picking up slack.
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"For in much wisdom is much grief, and he who increases knowledge increases sorrow." Ecclesiastes 1:18
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I once believed in causes too, I had my pointless point of view --
Life went on no matter who was wrong or right
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zekarja
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Papa Abba St Cyril, of Alexandria, pray for us!
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« Reply #5 on: September 27, 2011, 04:06:02 PM » |
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Kyrie, eleison!
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Και κλήρονομον δείξον με, ζωής της αιωνίου
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« Reply #6 on: September 27, 2011, 06:19:01 PM » |
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Lord have mercy.
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Maria
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O most Holy Theotokos, save us.
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« Reply #7 on: September 27, 2011, 06:25:57 PM » |
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Lord Jesus Christ, have mercy.
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Glory to Jesus Christ!
Glory to Him forever!
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Job 19:25-27
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« Reply #8 on: September 27, 2011, 06:59:40 PM » |
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+Lord, have mercy on Your servant.
Welcome to the forum! We all would be happy to support you, to share our experiences, etc. Yet, if your depression is really something that bothers you, please talk to a medical professional. It is ALWAYS a good idea.
Amen Lord have mercy on Your Servant. |
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To God be the Glory in all things! Amen!
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« Reply #9 on: September 29, 2011, 12:59:52 AM » |
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Lord have mercy! What a great blessing that God would lead you to His holy Church! Stick around and keep us updated as you make this journey!
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“Till we can become divine, we must be content to be human, lest in our hurry for change we sink to something lower.” -Anthony Trollope
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Hosanna in the highest!
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« Reply #10 on: October 02, 2011, 07:12:59 PM » |
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Lord, have mercy!
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“But I say to you who hear: Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, bless those who curse you, and pray for those who spitefully use you. To him who strikes you on the one cheek, offer the other also. And from him who takes away your cloak, do not withhold your tunic either.” +Luke 6:27-29
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Chief Goat
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« Reply #11 on: October 07, 2011, 08:58:22 AM » |
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Thank you all sincerely for your kindness. It just occurred to me that, although I've been some form of Christian for the majority of my life (not including ten years of neopaganism followed by atheism), I've never actually asked anyone to pray for me before. I simply never put any stock into the concept of prayer as such until discovering Orthodoxy.
Again, thank you.
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« Reply #12 on: October 07, 2011, 10:48:51 AM » |
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Lord Have Mercy Lord Have Mercy Lord Have Mercy
Most Holy Theotokos pray for this servant of God
Lord Have Mercy Lord Have Mercy Lord Have Mercy
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« Reply #13 on: October 08, 2011, 03:23:15 AM » |
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I thought that becoming Orthodox would dramatically change my life; it didn't, but I can see the positive changes that have happened since my baptism. For me at least, it is an ongoing struggle, but well worth it. I am only mentioning this because I think some seekers hope that everything will be wonderful when they enter the Church and become discouraged easily when they find their problems are still with them. For me, Orthodoxy is a lifelong journey, along the lines of one day at a time. Looking back, I can see the progress that (with God's grace), I have made. Welcome to the Church, work the program (praxis), and stay the course. |
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No longer posting due to the Pharisaical behavior of a number of posters here who are more concerned with the letter rather than the spirit of the law.
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« Reply #14 on: October 08, 2011, 03:53:20 AM » |
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Lord, have mercy. Welcome to the forum.
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I believe in One God, maker of heaven and earth and of all things visible and invisible.
Nothing in biology makes sense except in the light of evolution.
Theodosius Dobzhansky, Russian Orthodox Christian (1900-1975)
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