This afternoon, the general conference voted in a petition (actually a minority report of a petition… complicated procedures) which reinstated the “homosexuality is incompatible with the Christian faith” clause in the social principles.
I do not have words for the emotions I am feeling: disappointment, sadness, righteous indignation. General conference made a sinful decision today, affirming hatred and prejudice rather than attesting to the love, grace, and promise of God.
This is short, I know, but this verse from Romans 8 keeps running through my head. “Neither death, nor life, nor the present, nor the future, nor height, nor depth, nor powers, nor principalities, not ANYTHING ELSE IN ALL OF CREATION can separate us from the LOVE OF GOD THAT IS IN JESUS CHRIST OUR LORD.
If not today, than 2012. The Holy Spirit will work… the love of God will prevail.
In pain, we still have a Future with Hope, and that hope IS JESUS CHRIST.
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Thank you for your words. You, the young adults of Mosaic. have been an inspiration to us all and continue to be even in the midst of this pain we have endured today. May God be with you this day and always, filling you with the Holy Spirit while you call the church to accountable for their actions.
You are the hope for tomorrow and together we will continue to make a difference.
Shalom my friends, Shalom,
Timothy Hogan
I feel your pain too. I was watching the livestream whenever I got the chance today and was generally saddened by what I saw. I held out cautious optimism this year that things would turn out differently, and while I may feel defeated right now, I’m holding steady to my faith, which has grown even stronger, knowing that we are STILL loved by God despite all of this. We need to keep praying and hope for the best in 2012.
Friends, my heart was wrenched as I watched the live feed of General Conference yesterday. I desperately wished I could be in Fort Worth to stand in solidarity with those whose status in the UMC is under fire. The church that I love, and which has loved and nurtured me into a passion for social justice, continues to struggle to enact its own prescription to love all people. The way forward seems fuzzy to me, and today I feel a bit more hopeless that LGBTQ persons will ever be truly embraced in our church. However, I will not yet give up the struggle. My prayers are with you all at General Conference!
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