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  1. seaofsand

    Grateful for a new home

    I put up a prayer request here last month as my husband and I were trying to buy a new home and were having no luck for a few months. We finally closed on a place yesterday, and I feel very blessed and happy with all that has happened. We have been moving around so much over the past couple of...
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    Prayers for my grieving friend

    A friend of mine in Virginia lost her husband recently and unexpectedly. He was young and it completely caught the family by surprise. My friend doesn't work or have a lot of money, so this is going to be extremely difficult for her as she figures out her life without him. She and the rest of...
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    Finding a new home

    If you can, please pray that my husband and I will get the house we are trying to buy this week. We have been searching for a long time and nothing has worked out, or we keep getting outbid in this crazy real estate market. I know that other people are going through far worse problems right...
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    Dealing with unpleasant people and confrontation

    I am new to Christianity after a long time gone, and one thing I struggle with is stopping bitter and angry feelings toward people I consider rude or unpleasant. My example right now is a couple who live next door to me. I see them pretty often because they're always outside, and they are, to...
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    Prayers for sick relative

    Please pray for my cousin Carole. She is in the hospital and they do not know what is wrong with her currently, but are worried she has a tumor. Thank you for your prayers for her healing and positive news.
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    Suffering?

    I grew up a Christian and have been considering going back to Christianity for over a year now. But there is one thing that always stops me, and that is the subject of suffering. When I see the amount of suffering that happens on this planet, often to the innocent, I cannot understand why God...
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    Anger and hate

    I am looking for Orthodox thoughts on this issue, as I am considering conversion. I am very conservative, politically, and detest what I see happening to the United States and to the world. Mostly I am angry at the way these extremely liberal changes and policies affect children and teenagers...
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    What happens after death?

    I have been considering the Orthodox Church for about a year, and now that restrictions are finally loosening, I will be visiting a church soon. We're moving to a new state at the end of the month, so I'm waiting until we get there to find a church to visit. Currently, my grandmother is dying...
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    Prayers for my grandmother

    My grandmother is suffering from heart failure and has been on hospice care for a few weeks. Some days are better and some are very hard. We are praying that her heart can stay strong and that she will be with us for as long as possible, until it's her time. We also pray that she has good...
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    Fear

    For months now, I have been feeling that I want to return to Christianity. I started this account around the time I had the original desire to go back to church. Then the pandemic struck, and I never went because every church in town was closed. During these few months, I have been thinking a...
  11. seaofsand

    Praying for my family

    My uncle died this morning after having surgery for health problems he was battling. Please pray for him, and for his son and the rest of the family as they grieve. Thank you.
  12. seaofsand

    Considering conversion

    This is my first post on this forum. I was born and raised in the Southern Baptist church, but left Christianity entirely around 2004. For years I have considered myself somewhere between agnostic and spiritual, claiming no religion. For whatever reason, over the last few months, I have felt...