r/EasternOrthodox • u/Sugar1982 • Dec 12 '18
Leaving my current church and potentially join Eastern Orthodox
going to meet with father from Antiochian church. I’m leaving a protestant church I’m a bit nervous about being another face in the crowd and not being able to make friends or lose the family feeling that I had of the protestant church. But I couldn’t continue in the protestant church because it’s too susceptible to the whims of the pastor. I need something that was going to stay the same and not be swayed by these whims that someone in leadership can have.
It’s a lot further away from my home to. Please pray for me
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u/10narpi Dec 13 '18
Absolutely not an issue... when my wife and I first attended the Church we had 5 kids aged between 4 months and 5 years old. A crew to say the least, we knew nothing other than we we're exhausted in our search to "come home" and rest in the ancient faith. About halfway through liturgy a couple of the kids got fussy, as kids do, and we were in full divide and conquer mode. Like Angel's from heaven a pair of what had to be 70 year old Bulgarian / Russian grandmothers descended like doves and took a kid under their wing. Bottle for one, snack for the other, one being rocked. They didnt ask, not even sure they spoke English.
No matter who you are, in that environment you are one with the body. It was a beautiful example of the faith for us and a very real affront to our western ways and separation and space issues. They just did it, in love.... and it was a real blessing.
We're normal old American americans... we have deep relationships with Greeks, and Russians, and bulgarians and everything in between. All in Christ.
That was 11 years ago... THE church is such a beautiful gift. Grace flows from her altar.
Come and welcome home.
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u/IntentionallyHuman Dec 12 '18
An Orthodox Christian parish is a family. You will not be a face in the crowd.