introductions...

i am really frustrated right now, and cannot concentrate on the reading i need to do. i am sick of people talking about the issue, the problem, and the argument. my identity is in Christ, and part of my identity is that i am a Christian (big part), and a lesbian woman (small part). in that order. sure, it will need to be sorted out more, and i will work through what that means to me in future posts... but for now, i need to get something straight, even though i am sure i am preaching to the choir... so share this blog if you will, or at least the ideas in it if it helps someone move beyond "issues" to people...

let me introduce you to lesbianism, homosexuality, gayness...

the "label" you have seen, the "issue" you have argued over, the "problem" and "enemy" of society.

she is a person.

she is a woman, a student, a friend, a sister and daughter.

she is very much like you.

she loves and strives to love more selflessly. she dreams of loving someone else completely, to give herself to her and to work with her to make the world a place where God's kingdom is revealed more and more each day.

she believes: that Christ heals, Christ calls, Christ is. love.

she walks on two feet.

she eats and drinks and breathes in air.

she needs to exercise more.

she prays.

she has a corny sense of humor and she seeks knowledge and wisdom.

she cries. she gets angry. she feels misunderstood.

she hurts. but she doesn't use her hurt to hurt others.

she bleeds. blood. red. like yours.

she hides. for fear of retaliation, nonacceptance and bigotry.

she fears. loneliness. loss. injustice.

she works. she writes. she listens. and weighs the costs, the arguments, and the words.

she loves. she loves. she loves.

she's me. i'm her. and i'm more. much more.