Glory to Glory

“But we all, with open face beholding as in a glass the glory of the Lord, are changed into the same image from glory to glory, even as by the Spirit of the Lord.” 2 Cor. 3:18

I could rant and rave about this verse, how great it is. but really, it’s still hard for me. I have been a Christian most of my life. I have heard what Jesus would call “naysayers” changing the Word and making it more like them. This verse is saying we need to realize it’s not about us, and the moment we do is when He takes us from glory to glory… It’s actually simple.

Like, really simple. Unfortunately, I am over here struggling myself with it. How can such a huge G-d actually care about such small creatures as us? …. but, it’s true. He treasures what the world might call “scum.”

It says in Matthew 25:40 “And the King shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me.”

Basically, He is plainly stating that He wants the shattered, the oppressed, in His kingdom! And that they, will inherit glory, not the ones who go around spouting Pride. Pride isn’t of G-d, that is His alone.

Can you see, people?!! Who is the most oppressed by the Christian church???? the LGBT community, that’s freakin’ who. We literally are the ones He talks about. Gosh, darnit I want the whole world to know!

Blood-stained Glass

just wrote this.

Blood-stained Glass

They stained the glass with blood,

and we are all focusing on the window panes…

They stained the glass with blood,

and instead of seeing the Cross they see mistakes…

When you build golden cathedrals and stained glass windows,

you drive the very ones you are trying to reach away.

When you distract from the Cross and hold onto “me,”

you drive a spear right into Yeshua’s heart.

When you hold an outlook of this world being so dark,

you are missing the point of redemption.

And when you hide your Light under a bushel,

you take away the very meaning of grace.

And if He called all of us flawless,

why are you so concerned with holding onto one way of thinking?

Why do you hold onto that baggage so tightly?

Have you not lost the meaning of the word Thee?

Have you not lost “I am,” and made it about you?

They stained the glass with blood…

Galatians 5:22-23

…(and btw how the hey do I take off the double spaces going on here?

A Wave In the Ocean

I wrote this yesterday, under the stress of extreme disagreements…. but under the power of a Love greater.

A Wave In the Ocean

I was born a wave in the ocean,
blown by every direction – both by the current and changing weather.
And the boats they came into my waters…
Yelling fragments of truths mixed with fragments of fiction
They see one thing and I took their word for it,
Depending on the Capitans to lead me to the facts.

And they had their megaphones blasting,
They had orange and red lights flashing –
So, I thought, to myself
“Well, the loudest and brightest ships in the sea, they must be right”
but the Truth is harder than I ever expected…

At the moment when this whole ocean seemed ready to dry up
I saw a tiny wooden vessel, with a small wooden cross etched into it’s sea-battered stern
The tiny flag up on top of the ship was white surrounded by gold…
And there was a man with stains on his hands,
wrestling with the lanyard.
He saw my eyes searching for His and quickly put those sails right where they belonged.
Gently riding right into me, His blood trailing into my dark waters

He said
“Daughter, I’ve watched you the entirety of your life
And you struggled so well, and fought so brave,
but I have a secret and it was meant just for you.
My love is larger than what those other Captians have told you.
And my back is stronger than the ones you were depending on.
So, let this blood behind my ship merge into your waters, again
Let my Grace strengthen you up…
Now hold on, child. There’s going to be a war to fight –
There’s going to be tidal waves, bigger than you…
but I will be there. And I will guide you.
So, let them rage, but don’t let it affect you.
For you were born to lead the broken and the “wicked”
You were born to love like I love…
You were born to love like I love…”

Maybe I was born to be a wave in the ocean,
tossed back and forth, but still completely free.
So, don’t harden minds to what you cannot see.
Instead remember the Grace that He said was Thee.

Laughter is like medicine

“A joyful heart is good medicine, but a broken spirit dries up the bones.”

-Proverbs 17:22

Jesus Loves Gays

I made this today. No really, go read Matthew 19. ESPECIALLY verses 10-12. Jesus plainly says to the gays that some are born that way, it is up to us (gays & Christians) to simply accept it.

Christians Who Aren’t Christians?

I would love to apologize for the countless number of “Christians” who have hurt the queer community. Being pansexual myself, I know the struggle – believe me.

I a 27 years old. I am a woman who happens to being marrying another woman this month! I discovered the term “pansexual” when I was about 16 years young. I instantly knew, man, that is me spot on. And I have since called myself this term. I have always, never in anyway, cared about what a person has under their clothing. That doesn’t matter to me. What matters to me is their spirit, who they are as a person.

Anyway, I was raised by those type of Christians who basically quote all the thundering, angry bible verses at you… You know which type I mean “homosexuality is an abomination” (they say)… Well, first of all that’s not the Bible you’re quoting there…. The word homosexual wasn’t even in USE in the Bible until the 1940’s, so yeah. Go head and keep quoting. It also says eating shrimp is an abomination, and it says it far more times than the homosexual thing.. Which, as I stated, it doesn’t really say.

I’m trying not to rant, I swear I am… It is difficult, being raised and taught to feel guilty about something that was never my choice to begin with. I really am incredibly glad that the G-d I serve is not actually the one pertained by the ones who are the loudest. And if you’ll let me, I’ll tell you why I feel so comfortable marrying the one I was meant for….

(read more. tomorrow’s post!)

Hate the sin, not the sinner? Really?

All I can say about people who say that is…

I am so incredibly happy that you are not the one judging me when I die, G-d is. And no, there isn’t some huge screen and Him thundering “WHY HAVE YOU DONE THESE HORRIBLE SINS?” There is a giant glorious brightly colored throne, with The Father asking “I see these sins in your life, who can account for them?”

And then Jesus rides in on his white horse and says “I Can, Father. Let me explain…”

Experimenting Is Wrong

why I disagree with “experimenting” to find your sexual identity –
easy. you shouldn’t have to question WHAT and WHO you are!!!!!
you should just know.

AND, I really DON’T encourage queer people who tell other people “You just don’t know yet, because you never tried….”…
What are we? 4? This isn’t about liking horses or liking elephants, this is your sexual orientation. don’t do that. you make the rest of us queer people look like morons.

END RANT.

Thought.

Just yesterday I changed my profile photo on Facebook. It was me and my girlfriend kissing while she held my sign “Hate is Not Holy” up for the Westboro Baptist Church to read who was picketing a local church.

Boy, did that start a whirlwind of comments from well-meaning and misguided friends as well as beautifully loving ones. It saddens me that so many Christians don’t realize that what they are saying is not only hurtful, it is actually hurtful to G-d. G-d wants us to love, to love above anything else. So, how can repeating your opinion on what G-d wants out of life, about someone going to hell for being who they are, be love?

Oh, ignorant and well-meaning family, you will never read this. and that is absolutely fine. You don’t have to. The whole meaning of this post is for me. To clear my head. I will continue to be scarred by friends and/or family

and lifted up by the few who love me as I love them.