Now that you understand the "why" (previously mentioned) we want you to understand the "how"...
Your parents hope to live love and grace daily through our words and even more so through our actions.
Because we have made a decision to follow Christ with our lives we embrace His Word to be our guide.
His Word is full of instruction, encouragement, and life.
It is not easy to submit to the will of God and trust that He has a better path than the one we would choose for ourselves.
Okay, so back to the subject of homosexuality...
Daddy and I have homosexual friends.
Yes...friends.
This is something that the world right now can't reconcile in their minds..
If we disagree with a lifestyle choice how can we be friends?
If we voice our hearts and convictions in opposition to homosexuality we are compared to bigots, extremists, narrow minded hypocrites, homophobes, or worse.
But nothing could be further from the truth.
The decision to not a raise a rainbow flag should not be compared to being a white supremacist or book burning nazi.
Daddy and I welcome homosexual friends to our table with open arms just as readily as they have welcomed us.
We sit down together and talk.
We laugh together.
We listen to each other.
We respect one another.
We are honest.
The "How" for us is here...in our home.
An open door to understand where a heart is coming from does not mean that we have to re-arrange our convictions to make one another comfortable.
We are genuine in our faith and our love should mirror that of Christ.
The love of Christ was most misunderstood by his church.
Jesus was a renegade when it came to crossing barriers of religiosity...
his dinner companions had some "reputations" to say the least.
Jesus asked questions.
Jesus listened.
And above all else,
Jesus loved without compromise.
So, this is our hearts too...
loving in spirit and in truth.
We are all created equal in the image of God.
Every human, born and un-born, should be treasured and loved.
We hope to live out this "how" here every day.
Enjoy this beautiful world!
"The earth is full of Your lovingkindness O Lord..." Psalm 119:64
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