Through the generosity of the editors of “Orthodoxy in Dialogue,” we are pleased to re-post a wonderfully sincere and poignant piece entitled “A Gay’s Man Dormition Story”, published on their website on August 15, 2023, by an anonymous source. Please read the full article by following the link to “Orthodoxy in Dialogue” below, following the first paragraph of the work.
The lenten period for the feast of the Dormition of the Theotokos was always somewhat unwelcome to me. As a child, it meant the winding down of summer and the return to school which I so hated. As an adult and a teacher, those emotions did not change all that much. This was a time to treasure those precious remaining days of summer. Somehow, eating just the salad at a barbeque or going to church every night for Paraclesis felt like a letdown, or maybe something to blame for all the unfulfilled expectations I had hoped for during the summer break. It wasn’t until much later in life that I was able to appreciate the blessings that this holy time offered.
https://orthodoxyindialogue.com/2023/08/15/a-gay-mans-dormition-story/#more-23179
I have a teenaged daughter in need of prayer and guidance…She is gay and baptized Greek Orthodox. I am praying that the church will one day allow her to marry another woman. I am conflicted as a parent and an Orthodox Christain. I know that God sees marriage as sacred between two adults (regadless of their gender or orientation).
Hello Elias. You are correct, I believe, that God is love and sees love. We live as a people of hope that the Orthodox Church will see us as God created us, in His image, regardless of our gender or sexual orientation. Your daughter, like everyone, is deserving of love and respect from the Church. We pray that one day the stance will change. Andriy
Omg, his story is so similar to mine. I have been trespassed off my Parish property. I can’t receive even though I have genetic results saying I have XX Chromosomes! But, I continue to cling to the Church in Hope.
Thank you for your comment. We, as Christians, are a people of hope. We must live in the hope of the Gospel which teaches us that we are created in the image of God. I bid you peace.