Dear Katy, I agree completely with what Dave has so eloquently said. As the mother of a 20-year old and an 18-year old, I know that the teen years can be challenging. I won't repeat what Dave has said but I want to encourage you not to be so hard on yourself. You haven't failed your son. You haven't failed your God. You have raised your son as best you know how to believe what you believe. Parents's beliefs are powerful influences on children and even if your son becomes an agnostic for the rest of his life, your beliefs have shaped who he is now and will become for the better. It is not for us as parents to determine what our children's faith, if any, will be. We can provide instruction and exposure but ultimately faith is a personal matter between one person and God. Have faith in your God that your son will find the path that is right for him and that He, God, will understand and accept your son's choice. You have way too much on your platter right now as it is. As upsetting as it is to hear your son say that he is an agnostic, he will be okay.
Warm Regards, Adrienne On Nov 11, 9:28 pm, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I am soooo sorry to come on here with this but I know we talk about more then > just CML in this group and when you need to vent or talk it always seem > welcome. Well I need to vent or talk I am not sure which...... > I know there are alot of people on this group and that some may not be of the > christian faith so I hope nothing I am about to say offends you because that > is not my intention. I know what you believe about a higher power is as > important to you as to me so maybe you will understand why I am so upset. > I am by raising a died n the wool Penticostal. I do not neccasarily (sp?) > live all the standards that my faith believes in though I have convictions > about most of them, I am just rather rebellious and tend to ignore the ones > that I am not completley sure of. > My 16 year old son just informed me that he is NOT a christian! He is > agnostic. He broke my heart, to put it quite simply. I have raised he and his > brother and sister in church for most of their lives ( It wasnt until I was > dx that I have been out more then in) From the time Corrie was three he was > in church EVERY time the doors were open. I went (and still do when I go) to > what I call the "green berets" of the Penticostal movement, I go to a > Holiness Church. He has heard the story of Christ all his life. At the age of > five he told my pastor he wanted to be babtised, (he has always been a very > serious child and extremely smart and above his age in understanding) when my > preacher asked him why (seeing if he understood why you do it) he looked up > at my preacher and said "I have a movie at home and in it Jesus gets > babtised, if He did I want to" my preacher grinned real big looked at me and > said "good enough for me!" He was babtised later that day in the river at > Carrsville Kentuc > ky. > It breaks my heart to hear him say that he is not "sure" Jesus is the Son > of God. I just wanted to start crying. He does not believe anymore that the > bible is the inspired word of God. I thought oh my Lord what have I done. I > havent taken him to church like I "should" have for too many years. I know he > will be required of me in heaven. I feel sooo lost right now. And right > before I started writing to you guys I hung my head and thought Dear Jesus > just go ahead and take me now, I dont want to be cured, I dont want to live > to see this happening. > The ones of you that are of christian belief on this group will > understand my frustration and grief, the ones who are agnostic, atheist or of > some religion that does not recognize Jesus Christ will probably think I am > stupid and that is okay but the rest of you will understand and that is what > I need at this moment, an understanding ear. I hope I havent offended or > infuriated anyone and thank you for listening. > Sincerely, > Katy > > -- > DX: 10/03 400mg gleevec > 1st remission: 12/03 > #677 in Zero Club > 1st relapse: 6/05 raised to 600mg gleevec > 2nd second remission: 8/05 > 2nd relapse: 6/06 to current > Taken off of gleevec 6/06 > > xanga.com/katybug45 --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ [CMLHope] A support group of http://cmlhope.com ------------------------------------------------- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "CMLHope" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/CMLHope -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
