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It's been about two and a half years since my baptism and I made a resolution not to openly evangelize my friends and family.
But despite mostly keeping my to myself, my mother has expressed a genuine interest in Orthodoxy.
As some of you might know, I come from a Jewish background, from my mother's side. She raised me in a fairly secular/reform home, and I later became ultra Orthodox Jew before losing faith and eventually becoming an Orthodox Christian.
Now, my mother has told me that she enjoys going to services, she's been intrigued by my spiritual journey, and that she likes the people at my church.
Obviously, one side of me is very grateful, but I'm also quite nervous about this. I'm an adult, and I find myself now having to be a much more visible representative of my faith around my parents now (by the way, my dad is not interested but he seems supportive of my mother, which is good). I've talked to my priest about this and he thinks I'm doing everything fine, but I still worry that I'm not being a good example. I guess when you realize your faith can wear off on other people, you can get very conscious about your influence.
Please pray for my family. In addition, I'd like to hear from any of you about advice or even just anecdotes you can share related to family members becoming Orthodox. Again, my mother isn't even coming from a Christian background, so that's another hurdle. I don't know exactly what is going to come from all this, but I just need some help navigate this potential family transition.
Thanks.
But despite mostly keeping my to myself, my mother has expressed a genuine interest in Orthodoxy.
As some of you might know, I come from a Jewish background, from my mother's side. She raised me in a fairly secular/reform home, and I later became ultra Orthodox Jew before losing faith and eventually becoming an Orthodox Christian.
Now, my mother has told me that she enjoys going to services, she's been intrigued by my spiritual journey, and that she likes the people at my church.
Obviously, one side of me is very grateful, but I'm also quite nervous about this. I'm an adult, and I find myself now having to be a much more visible representative of my faith around my parents now (by the way, my dad is not interested but he seems supportive of my mother, which is good). I've talked to my priest about this and he thinks I'm doing everything fine, but I still worry that I'm not being a good example. I guess when you realize your faith can wear off on other people, you can get very conscious about your influence.
Please pray for my family. In addition, I'd like to hear from any of you about advice or even just anecdotes you can share related to family members becoming Orthodox. Again, my mother isn't even coming from a Christian background, so that's another hurdle. I don't know exactly what is going to come from all this, but I just need some help navigate this potential family transition.
Thanks.
