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So this past Wednesday I almost died again.
Have you been to the edge and looked down?
Hmm? What's going on?
That sounds quite horrible.
I'm sorry to hear.
Waw, friend, I hope you ok?
I have some health issues but not like yours. I do get where I just don't want to pray!
I suffer bad with anxiety and depression too. Debilitating.
Why should these stop me from praying? The mind can be a cruel thing. My mind is extremely weak.
I dearly love God though. I am a GIGANTIC sinner who is in a never ending circle of sin - confession. 90 times to confession in last 2.5 years because of my sickening adultery!
I get moments where I don't want to pray!
I don't pray the psalms or the hours.
I used to pray the divine office regularly.
I try to say the office for the dead every day.
I am a big failure in life though. Betrayed God so many times with my lies and going back to the same old filthy sin of adultery.
I sometimes think that what is the point of praying? I feel unworthy to pray to God at times.
If we fall down, we get up! We all betray God.
Do you have a spiritual father to discuss adultery with?
In truth there is only two ways.... towards God or away from God.
Just make sure your end sees you facing the right direction.
Forgive me...
I have spoken to several priests but I find no light at the end of the tunnel. One told me that I love sin more than I love Jesus!!!!
Others have been really caring I guess.
I'm sorry for your health issues and hope everything is okay
I haven't had a time where I fully can't pray, but I do remember that when someone close to me suddenly died in an accident a few years ago, I felt like there was a block with God for a day or so where it seemed more difficult.
That's it... it's called spiritual paralysis.
We live in a word totally immersed in the idea of showing skin for advertising.
You are being led by your stomach... does that make sense? Physical wants and desires, we ALL have them. Now someone puts food in your face all day and blames you when you smell it?
I don't think so...
There is much to defend here. It is not ALL your fault.
If you drop your hammer while you are working. Pick it up and continue. The demons will tell you that continuing is of no use, do not listen to them. Struggle against it to the very end!
Learn about St. Moses of Ethiopia and St. Mary of Egypt to help you on your way.
Forgive me...
Ah, okay. I guess I have then briefly. It's frustrating because it would seem this strikes when we need God the most.
Exactly true. And that is why we, like the disciples, need to "learn to pray".
There's a lot more to it than we were raised believing. Why we do not avail ourselves of this training ground befuttles me.
Dark Night of the Soul