No sin in Pride!

       In this Pride month, I can understand those that think "Pride" in being gay is not something to actually be proud of. The fact is, as a Christian or any other denomination for that matter the ultimate thing we are attempting to attain and give thanks for is the love of God and our eternal inheritance.

        But let's make this clear, Gay Pride is not about diminishing God and it is not about so many notches on a bedpost, that ledger system that was devised by the straight community. Let all things be in perspective. The fact remains that the world at large has demeaned, diminished and vilified those that are gay. Well, at least in recent times. Previous generations and civilizations were well aware of same sex attraction. This natural God given phenomena was accepted and often celebrated. The purpose was not to conquer or recruit but to celebrate a finite percentage lets say, of those that God created as 'two spirit' . If conquering and recruitment were the intention, we have failed since 'gayness' has been around forever and the vast majority of people are still straight.

     The fact is that people that negate and diminish the gay community are demeaning and rejecting the Creator.  They place their own paradigm ahead of God's diverse universe and in doing so they are rejecting God in favor of their own ideas, their own myopic plans. 

      The recent historical diatribes against the gay community and against equal rights is nothing more than a godless movement towards celebrating what man wants to define God as. God is undefinable but reveals Herself in creation. So we should celebrate straight and gay, left and right handers, black and white, Chinese, Japanese, Nepalese and Native Americans. God's diversity is so present we really have to be rather dumb not to see it.

        The idea of Gay Pride is a celebration of God's gift to mankind. Gay Pride is a fight for equality and a showcase of the love and magnificence that we have as being gay. No greater than other gifts but why should we not celebrate God's gifts?  Why not be proud of God's gifts to us? So long as they do not eclipse God in our hearts and so long as we don't judge our gifts better than someone else's, I say party on! Bedazzle with beads, break out the boas and bodacious booties! March and dance with the energy and love God smiles at, appreciates and would take part in.

          For discovery and celebrating being a member of the LGBTQ community and for equal rights for all mankind we pray this day, this month and always.

           

Luke 10:17-24

The seventy returned with joy, saying, ‘Lord, in your name even the demons submit to us!’ He said to them, ‘I watched Satan fall from heaven like a flash of lightning. See, I have given you authority to tread on snakes and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy; and nothing will hurt you. Nevertheless, do not rejoice at this, that the spirits submit to you, but rejoice that your names are written in heaven.’

At that same hour Jesus rejoiced in the Holy Spirit and said, ‘I thank you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because you have hidden these things from the wise and the intelligent and have revealed them to infants; yes, Father, for such was your gracious will. All things have been handed over to me by my Father; and no one knows who the Son is except the Father, or who the Father is except the Son and anyone to whom the Son chooses to reveal him.’

Then turning to the disciples, Jesus said to them privately, ‘Blessed are the eyes that see what you see! For I tell you that many prophets and kings desired to see what you see, but did not see it, and to hear what you hear, but did not hear it.’