New Convert, Already Frustrated By Local Parish

[brandrew]

Greetings. If you do enjoy study, and studying Christ’s church, I sincerely recommend you read ‘The Imitation of Christ’ by Thomas A Kempis. You can read it online:

leaderu.com/cyber/books/imitation/imitation.html

Even in the first chapter (1:1) you will find things relevant to your situation if you open your heart. Obedience and mortification of your own will is much more important than your ‘passions’. Also - it is good to suffer shame and have a lesser opinion of oneself before ones elders.

 

[WoundedIcon]

well said catharina.

People with manic tendencies like woundedicon need to be ignored or called out on their rude and immature behaivor. Enough people have called him out, so it’s time to just ignore him. Woundedicon needs to see rule #7 on conduct in the forum.

wrong forum and tmi. woundedicon, please find a support group online that can help you. You really arenot going to get any help with your problems here.

I know I did a lot of things wrong on here, but please don’t assume I’m like this always. I’m stressed right now - this is a serious issue for me - but normally I’m a sweet person. It’s just that I came on here quite honestly expecting more traditional folks to be able to confirm my suspicions and quiet my conscience and instead I quickly had people passing false judgments on me. I didn’t come here to raise a stink, I promise. It’s just that it’s not your job to call me out and hound me as “rude and immature” person, especially when it’s in reaction to the treatment that others are giving me. Why can’t both you guys and I be a little right and little wrong? It’s like it’s become all or nothing with me as some kind of foe. But at least you saw the negativity, even though you’re trying to justify it as something righteous. Where’s the charity? I would expect from people with more experience with Christ than me a better ability to handle conflict and turmoil. I came on here for comfort, but you’re even taking something I said that was relevant in context to a previous post and trying to reprove me with it. If you want to rebuke me for being symptomatic then it’s only common sense that I state my side of the matter and why I’m so worried about people coming down on me because they misunderstand my issues.

 

[catharina]

I know I did a lot of things wrong on here, but please don’t assume I’m like this always. I’m stressed right now - this is a serious issue for me - but normally I’m a sweet person. It’s just that I came on here quite honestly expecting more traditional folks to be able to confirm my suspicions and quiet my conscience and instead I quickly had people passing false judgments on me. I didn’t come here to raise a stink, I promise. It’s just that it’s not your job to call me out and hound me as “rude and immature” person, especially when it’s in reaction to the treatment that others are giving me. Why can’t both you guys and I be a little right and little wrong? It’s like it’s become all or nothing with me as some kind of foe. But at least you saw the negativity, even though you’re trying to justify it as something righteous. Where’s the charity? I would expect from people with more experience with Christ than me a better ability to handle conflict and turmoil. I came on here for comfort, but you’re even taking something I said that was relevant in context to a previous post and trying to reprove me with it. If you want to rebuke me for being symptomatic then it’s only common sense that I state my side of the matter and why I’m so worried about people coming down on me because they misunderstand my issues.

It’s Good Friday.
Re-direct your thinking.
God bless you.

 

[WoundedIcon]

It’s Good Friday.
Re-direct your thinking.
God bless you.

True, I just reread the whole thread and I guess it wasn’t as bad as I started thinking it was. I just felt like a few individuals were kinda goading me and went on the defensive. But most of you guys are fine.

Eh, forgive me?

But, yeah… I’m somehow magically able to make it to the TLM parish nearest (hardly LOL) my home, so I’m gonna do that.

Now, I should probably read Imitation of Christ.

 

[jmcrae]

Now, I should probably read Imitation of Christ.

That is a very good idea.