What, in all the vast reaches of the internet, could be more likely to draw my attention than this? An Andrew Sullivan post about the It Gets Better book written by a YDS grad? Yes, please!
When I first got the book, incidentally, I turned to the Gabrielle Rivera story almost immediately. I had seen her video, and it is obviously one of the best of all the videos I had seen. (I'm also partial to the video of ELCA Presiding Bishop Mark Hanson, not just because he's sort of my super-boss). This week I heard a breathtakingly beautiful story of God's answer to a Christian's honest questions about the place of gays in God's heart. I can't tell the entire story here, but let's just say it ends with said Christian baking an extra-fabulous wedding cake.
I know that some people I care deeply about are torn by the conflict they see between faithful Christianity and being gay. I know that faithful people disagree in biblical interpretations and in their own experiences. I also know, beyond anything else, that in Jesus Christ I have unshakeable evidence that God is love. I know that to love and care for and welcome and respect and listen to every one of God's beloved children, my sisters and brothers, is the foundation of my call to ministry in the church of Jesus Christ. All I can do is love people, especially those who are marginalized by society and by the church, and leave the rest up to God.
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