Withdrawal

[sin_vladimirov]

Today, I have unwillingly offended an inqurer into our Holy Faith.

I again wish to apologise to him, and ask for forgiveness. It was not my intention to offend you. I am sorry.

As a result, it occured to me that I am not ready to give out any information about this most beautiful thing, that has ever happend to me.

I will continue to from time to time visit this site as a guest, and not take active participation. All those that at any time, this fool has offended please do forgive.

I would rather be mute, then offend anyone again.

Please forgive.




stefan+

Please pray for me!

Maranatha!

 

[OrthodoxyUSA]

We have all fallen short brother....

Take heart and do not fall into dispair!

Christ is Risen!

Forgive me...

 

[Dust and Ashes]

You will be sorely missed, brother. Many nuances are lost in translation even when one is perfectly fluent in a second language and it is inevitable that misunderstandings will occur but know that you are always welcome here and please keep me in your prayers as you are most certainly in mine.

Forgive me,

 

[Kolya]

Today, I have unwillingly offended an inqurer into our Holy Faith.

I again wish to apologise to him, and ask for forgiveness. It was not my intention to offend you. I am sorry.

As a result, it occured to me that I am not ready to give out any information about this most beautiful thing, that has ever happend to me.

I will continue to from time to time visit this site as a guest, and not take active participation. All those that at any time, this fool has offended please do forgive.

I would rather be mute, then offend anyone again.

Please forgive.




stefan+

Please pray for me!

Maranatha!

Dear Stefan/Valdimir,
We all offend poeple every day, and mostly God.
I will miss you very much. Don't go too far, OK? I hope you continue to read our posts.

I am praying for you.

God bless

Kolya

 

[Suzannah]

Vlad,

I will miss you very much...please don't leave...!

 

[Marjorie]

Stefan,

Don't leave us! We have all made mistakes explaining the faith occasionally. And even if you are determined not to give explanations, please stay with us in other mediums... what I guess CF would call "fellowship posts." We'd love you here as a friend even if you don't want to answer doctrinal questions.

Love in Christ,
Marjorie

 

[xenia]

Oh, Vlad, please don't leave. We are all growing together and it you leave, there will be a vacuum.

 

[OrthodoxyUSA]

So your having a tough time?

The correct path is often that way....

The evil one is going to do everything he can to twart your good efforts...

As you said... you "unwillingly offended" !

Make you apologies and let it go....

Or are you going to wait until your perfect?

Christ Forgives ~ How can we do less!

Christ is Risen!

Forgive me....

 

[grov]

Stefan,

Remember in the Lenten prayer of St. Ephraim,
"O Lord and Master of my life, take from me the spirit of sloth, despair..."

The Fathers were very concerned about despair or faintness of heart. Please don't despair, and remember the joy of your salvation.

George

 

[Erik3]

sin_vladimirov,

I believe you are referring to me.

Please don't leave!!

I did not realize that English was not your first language. I think a majority of what I perceived as an offense, was only so due to miscommunication.

So please forgive me if I overreacted to your response. I am so used to getting criticized for asking questions that I immediately get defensive if I feel like I am not being allowed to make an inquiry.

Which I now understand was not to be the case. I now understand it was a miscommunication due to a language difference.

So please don't leave.

God Bless

 

[Svt4Him]

If you ask for forgiveness, and someone gives it, then be thankful for that forgiveness and use it as an example of what Christ has done for you. If you really believe Christ died for you and forgives your sins (and I am not questioning your faith, I don't know you at all) then is it hard to believe that we as people can forgive as well? And if you are forgiven, then part of it is forgiving yourself, as you are then the only one holding on to the offense.

 

[MariaRegina]

Today, I have unwillingly offended an inqurer into our Holy Faith.

I again wish to apologise to him, and ask for forgiveness. It was not my intention to offend you. I am sorry.

As a result, it occured to me that I am not ready to give out any information about this most beautiful thing, that has ever happend to me.

I will continue to from time to time visit this site as a guest, and not take active participation. All those that at any time, this fool has offended please do forgive.

I would rather be mute, then offend anyone again.

Please forgive.




stefan+

Please pray for me!

Maranatha!

Dear Stefan:

Your English is wonderful ... and I didn't even realize that English is not your native tongue. So congratulations.

Please continue to post because that is the only way to retain fluency and you really have demonstrated that plus your humility in seeking forgiveness.

Please forgive me too if I have offended you.

And please continue to post as I have learned from your fantastic posts.

YSIC
Elizabeth

An AP instructor for ESL students

p.s. I teach phonetics to the Intensive English Students using the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA).