Feeling disconnected from God

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Feeling disconnected from God
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Tue, 07-10-2007 - 1:23pm

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Tue, 07-10-2007 - 2:13pm

Hi Elise


I am Beth, and I am a practicing Catholic, with 2 DDs. BRE is 11 and Magpie is 3. My DH was baptised Presbyterian, raised Methodist, has a Baptist minister for a brother and the rest of his family are born again fundamentalists Christians. We are both, DH and I, recovering alcoholics. We are raising our girls Catholic, but a rather liberal sort of Catholicism.


The great thing about spirituality is that it doesn't have to have anything to do with religion. It can, but it doesn't have to. I have taken the edict, "take what you need and leave the rest" to heart, even in the religion of my choice. The Higher Power of my understanding bears little resemblance to the Yahweh of the Christian Old Testament or Jewish Torah. There is a blend of eastern mysticism, New Testament salvation doctrine and Native American beliefs to my Higher Power. My DH's Higher Power is even more different.


Still I go to church faithfully, am a Eucharistic Minister and do not have a problem with that.


So start by creating a G-d of your understanding.

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Tue, 07-10-2007 - 2:26pm

Welcome to the

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Tue, 07-10-2007 - 4:03pm

Elise


 

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Tue, 07-10-2007 - 5:29pm

It is hard to walk away from the familiar, even when it's no longer working for you.

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Tue, 07-10-2007 - 10:59pm

Elise, in my 12 years in Al-Anon and learning to live my own life with my recovering alcoholic husband, I can attest that if you don't have


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Tue, 07-10-2007 - 11:28pm

Hey Barbara


Great message! 12 Years in ALAnon is a great thing!

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Wed, 07-11-2007 - 7:01am

Thanks.


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Wed, 07-11-2007 - 7:34am
Yeah, the program keeps me sane these days, as well as sober

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Wed, 07-11-2007 - 9:20am

Elise


 

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Wed, 07-11-2007 - 10:40am

Your anger and feelings of betrayal are well-founded and normal.


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