I used to be involved in a woman's bible study group...I don't know why I stopped going, perhaps life became somewhat hectic...

OK, I know this thread is well over a year old and who knows if most of these posters are even still here. But I wanted to comment too, because this is a topic that's been on my mind so much.

I'm Catholic, from birth. I'm also divorced, and a person who until recently really hasn't been alone -- emotionally single, you know what I mean? I went right from my 14-year marriage to what I thought was a committed relationship. Turns out, it wasn't, and the resulting loneliness has been intense.

I've been praying a lot, both to ask for help and strength and to give thanks for the blessing I've been given. I also think there must be a purpose for everything I've been through. There must be a reason why my husband's exit came long after our emotional connection was dead. And there has to be a reason why I found the love and understanding and emotional intimacy I'd always wanted after my marriage ended, only to find out that wasn't real either.

What am I supposed to be learning? I believe God has a plan for me, and that I can't know what it is right now. I'm trying to be open to what life wants from me, and trying to teach my son by example that a relationship with God is something you have to work on, but can lean on and depend on.

But it is so hard! It's so hard to get up in the morning, when the rug's been ripped out from under you, and just trust that things are how they're supposed to be and it'll become clear eventually.