I have what I call convert rants. You have to let us be excited as we\'re thrilled to have found something good.
I almost like the comparison of a senior looking at freshmen discovering beer for the first time, and I would go a step further with that analogy. It\'s like being a beer drinker but discovering a really good porter or stout.
Orthodoxy is, say, Guinness, while the options are Coors or Natural Light.
My conversion has been a ten year journey with hardships along the way. I\'m old enough, been a Christian long enough, to know that \"feeling\" the rush of new love won\'t last.
I thank God for the spiritual fathers that I have who will guide me through the ups and downs.
I do appreciate your comments and those of others.
Blessings
robotom wrote:
I think it's not ignoring, exactly... but like when you're a university senior, and you look at the freshmen who just discovered beer... just kinda knowing that whatever you say will not discourage them from their new fascination, it will just lose it's appeal after a while...
I found the real part of being orthodox started coming when I lost my convert zeal
I know a guy at church who is super super smart, a new convert... he's read zillions of books more than I have... but he struggles so hard... he just "doesn't get it"... that understanding that only comes with time...
and I guess I'm not much of one to talk, since I was only baptized a couple years ago.
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