James, Marianne: As one soon to become Orthodox, my heart bleeds to see the problems with the Orthodox Church, the battle between the Russians and Constantinople, New calendar old calendar, chrismation vs re-baptism, December 25 Janury 6/7, Ukranian this Orthodox that Orthodox. The gates of this church have withstood for 1969 years these spectors from the evil one. Man's tempests in tea pots. Man should just get over it, and look to what is important, God for 33 years had direct, human contact with man, he gave his all, he lived, he died, he arose again and ascended into heaven for the salvation of our souls. All else is folly, man's folly. Do you think that for one minute God cares what calendar is used, no. Only man is within time, God is out of time exempt for his incarnation, when he did step into time, a descent because of his love for us.
