My greatest struggle is, “Thy will be done.” I want God to give MY will to be done and when God will not give me what I want, instead of trusting God’s love and mercy, I either want to rage at him or stop (talking) praying to him because, “It’s no use anyway.” The worse [...]
Tag: peace
The Hard Way
There is this thing in Orthodoxy that is annoying and yet, good for me (would that be EVERYTHING.... hmmmm?) In general, if you ask a question, it is almost impossible to get a straight answer (firm yes, firm no). If you say, “Am I doing this correctly?” The response tends to be more, “Try it [...]
Christ is Risen!
It is a gift of God to be able to celebrate Christ’s Resurrection. This is the first time in years that I can celebrate the feast with a community of believers. Last year… COVID had us doing online services while Fr. J traveled to homes to provide the sacraments. We were hurting to not be [...]
Theosis comes
Was thinking as we are preparing for the Tridiuum that this Holy Week has been especially eye opening. Normally I am trying to ‘help’ keep things going and this year I just don’t WANT to. I’m helping in some stuff, but maybe it is growth that I do NOT want to help? I have backed [...]
My Theosis Journey 