~Anastasia~
† Handmaid of God †
- Dec 1, 2013
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- Married
3 years
OK, thanks.
I'm not one to have a lot of wisdom or tell you what to do. It does sound like you are more burned out on peripherals. My prayers are with you - I hope you find a way to recharge and connect with what's really important, and a clear path forward as well.
I am thinking back of the issues you had not long ago with your work, and how your wife is having to take problematic shifts and work so hard. It just seems like you are vulnerable in your life right now anyway - work, marriage, kids, life, stress ...
Anyway - my prayers are with you. I look forward to hearing good things from you when you are in a better place, but in the meantime, I think you are safe to share here.
One thing that does come to mind - you seem a bit at odds with your priest. I don't know what I could do if I were in that situation. Our priest has been completely wonderful and a huge help to me. (I heard horror stories about the previous priest and I'm SO GLAD I didn't try to check out Orthodoxy while he was there!) If the priest is something of a stumbling block, when he SHOULD BE the one helping you through this ... well, I hope you can find someone else just to talk to who might be able to help you through this. It's such an important role, and it sounds to me like you're getting a short end of the stick. At a bad time for you.
Lord have mercy - I pray He will help you find what it is you need.
God bless you, dear brother.
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