Hard to engage in conversation at coffee hour.
I’ve been attending an Orthodox church for 6 months now and not yet a catechumen. I’ve had a protestant upbringing and fell away from my faith in my 20’s and had a hard time with many passions in that time. I’ve asked my “creator” to rid me of many of them not really knowing what or who I was praying to. I asked him to take over and guide me. I was tired of feeling lost. He has led me to the Orthodox faith and made me realize He was Jesus the whole time and I had by my own will turned away from him. I’m coming to terms with the fact that the time I spent away from him is something I cannot take back. I must be entirely focused on him and I am in prayer daily reading the Gospel and scripture. During the liturgy my mind is entirely on God. Afterward at coffee hour I can’t shake the feeling that everyone is wary of me and doesn’t want anything to do with me. It’s not a large parish maybe 150 people or so. There is 1 or 2 people I feel comfortable talking to but even with them I feel it’s not always mutual. I have no other friends or family that are orthodox and my wife and I are there with our three kids. Is this all in my head or is this normal? I will continue to pray about it but any advice would be greatly appreciated!