A Different Kind of Creepy
After exchanging a couple of harmless emails with a man on Match, I got this one from him today:
I’m sure this message will come completely as a surprise, but I am not going to be able to talk anymore. Over the last few days, I have felt the Lord calling me to reconcile with my wife. Though our talks have only been at a level of friendship, I feel like I need to completely end my communication. Please understand that this has nothing to do with you, but is my response to a prompting I’m feeling in my heart and a desire to be obedient to the Lord.
I couldn’t help it, I busted out laughing. And all I could think to say in response was, Trust me, if you’ve got that kind of relationship with the Lord, a reconciliation with your wife was going to be the least of our problems.
One thing I’m definitely not is deeply religious, and in all honesty, I’m rather contemptuous of those who are. It’s one thing to rely on a faith in something (or “someone”) bigger than yourself to get you through your everyday life, or to help you rationalize things you may not otherwise be able to explain (such as the miracle of birth, or the tragedy of death). It’s quite another to go on and on about it until you start to sound like a candidate for a padded room.
Most of all, I’m just not impressed by a man who uses “the Lord” as a scapegoat for his own ambivalence.
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okay, that email made me laugh out loud! wow. loved your response too…sounds like something i woulda said.
September 8th, 2008 at 1:57 am