I must insist upon myself, total transparency and vulnerability in my writing, if I wish this blog to do what I intend. I am a 28 year old man, from Canada. I have a son, whom I shall call "A", who is five. I am an Orthodox Christian, hoping to be baptized in April 2024. My hope for this blogpost is that someone would find some hope, as I navigate my struggles through writing. I chose the name Filthy Rag, because the Bible states, “All of us have become like one who is unclean, and all our righteous acts are like filthy rags; we all shrivel up like a leaf, and like the wind our sins sweep us away” (Isaiah 64:6). Rag is also slang for a newspaper/information source, and I’m hoping through my filthy rags, that God will reveal something of his uncreated, pure Grace to you.