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**8IhGpvH0** · 07-06-2009, 02:36 AM

Your husband does not have icons in his space???

Well, he's not my husband! But, yes, he does. When I first met him I found them difficult to relate to, but increasingly I appreciate them, particularly since I'm interested in iconography. However, while I do sometimes find the image of Christ from his icon in my mind when I am praying, I don't think of icons in the same way that my partner does. It would be inappropriate for me to pretend that I would treat an icon in the way intended, so it wouldn't be fair to ask the priest to bless one for me. That's how I see it, anyway.

07-06-2009, 02:36 AM	#29
8IhGpvH0 Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 341 Senior Member	Your husband does not have icons in his space??? Well, he's not my husband! But, yes, he does. When I first met him I found them difficult to relate to, but increasingly I appreciate them, particularly since I'm interested in iconography. However, while I do sometimes find the image of Christ from his icon in my mind when I am praying, I don't think of icons in the same way that my partner does. It would be inappropriate for me to pretend that I would treat an icon in the way intended, so it wouldn't be fair to ask the priest to bless one for me. That's how I see it, anyway.
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