It's PRIDE month. For the last three years, June has been a really strange time in ministry for me. People often refer friends, relatives, and colleagues to talk through issues around identity and gender diversity. I get calls from people dissatisfied with their own church's stance who are trying to figure out steps to allyship. I get calls from parents trying to do the right things. But the most holy calls I get are from people from the LGBTQIA community, folks looking for hope after church rejection, spiritual trauma, and family rejection. These folks are brave: brave to recount the pain, brave to dare to accept themselves, brave to let themselves sense a glimmer of healing grace. Their stories are sacred, and I feel nothing but gratitude that I'm let into this sacredness. Recently I was asked by a group to provide a two-minute speech about the power of story-telling during a time of holy conferencing (the nice version of debate) at the gathering of Minnesota U
Wow...it won't be long and they'll all three be driving real cars!! Very proud of all of them. Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteThat is great! It makes me excited for when my kids get older. Not only will they be able to dress themselves, but they can drive go carts! Love you!
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