Taking Small Steps

Until the body of Christ believes that peaceful productivity with gays and lesbians is actually an option, how can we ever expect it to happen?  This is the first main step to how Christians begin to elevate the conversation past a street fight.  It’s a lot like the first step God commanded Joshua to take into the flooded Jordan River before the Israelites could cross into the Promised Land (Joshua 3).  Take a small, yet difficult and uncertain step with the Lord toward another person– even with a very real feeling of overwhelming trepdation for what might happen– and just watch what happens as that little step inaugurates life-altering redemptive conversations about the things of God with the GLBT community.

— Love is an Orientation, p 80

 

As you go into your weekend, a thought: what small steps can you take toward elevating conversations in your community?

 

Much love…. and a Happy Friday!