Comments | lackofsatin: Singleness, marriage and parties

lackofsatin

Singleness, marriage and parties

Jun 21, 2006 15:51

Thanks for the great replies. As you might have guessed, I have a good friend, an excellent Christian man with mind blowing faith, kindness, compassion and humor who is a cool 10 years my senior ( Read more... )

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nuranar June 21 2006, 22:08:35 UTC

Are you kidding?! :D Singleness is a HUGE blessing! So is marriage - but they're so different. And think of the opportunities for outside service, the time you have, that won't be available when you have a husband and children.

I am so looking foward to getting married, too. But I've seen and learned not only to be content and thankful, but to enjoy and fully delight in this time.

lackofsatin June 23 2006, 16:39:12 UTC

It is. Neither one can be negated for it's potential to serve God. Why not delight in a gift from God? :)

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lackofsatin June 23 2006, 16:41:03 UTC

:) Thanks, Elizabeth. I do hope, so badly, to be married...but every day is a blessing and God is preparing me for whatever future awaits! :)

miloseva June 22 2006, 15:34:09 UTC

Being single is really quite easy for me. There are so few Eastern Orthodox women around my age in western Pennsylvania that it isn't much of a challenge. The real challenge comes with trying not to become overly sarcastic, as I know several persons in my position, including minor (below the rank of deacon) clergymen, for whom it is a very sore point. For Orthodox clergy, their wives have to be Orthodox, and the man in question has to be married before becoming a deacon. Otherwise, he just remains celibate or becomes a monastic. All bishops as a rule are monastics (or supposed to be). Sometimes, they are parish preists, like the one I know on the South Side.