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To: kosta50
I am sure you found the Vespers to be highly "idolatrous." :-)

Not at all. I loved the singing and the incense (as prayer going up to God) The church was beautiful ( even the chosen frozen can appreciate beauty and art ; ) I was especially touched by the people that greeted me and made me feel very welcome.

I thought the tradition of kneeling in greeting each other was respectful and humble. It is a pleasant memory, even if we do not agree on doctrine :)

1,811 posted on 01/20/2006 6:57:53 PM PST by RnMomof7 ("Sola Scriptura,Sola Christus,Sola Gratia,Sola Fide,Soli Deo Gloria)
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To: RnMomof7

I am glad you liked it, and I am glad (but not surprized) that you were well received. I felt the same way when I was invited to a Christmas lunch to my colleague's pastor's house where I had a chance to exchange many views and ask many questions of Christians whom I have never met. They received me as one of their own and accepted my differences graciously. But the fact that we did not share the same theology did not affect us as we celebrated the Birth of our Savior.


1,814 posted on 01/20/2006 8:23:17 PM PST by kosta50 (Eastern Orthodoxy is pure Christianity)
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