Repairing The Breach

These are not polite struggles. They are fiery, passionate struggles. They are struggles that can result in life or death. Those who are held captive by strictures that deny their true humanity are desperately thirsting for the healing draught of acceptance and inclusion. Let us do everything we can to enact what is right, and learn from the outcomes. 1 Corinthians 10.13 No testing has overtaken you that is not common to everyone. God is faithful, and he will not let you be tested beyond your strength, but with the testing he will also provide the way out so that you may be able to endure it. “Hope makes you see God’s guiding hand not only in the gentle and pleasant moments but also in the shadows of disappointment and darkness. No one can truly say with certainty where he or she will be ten or twenty years from now. You do not know if you will be free or in captivity, if you will be honoured or despised, if you will have many friends or few, if you will be liked or rejected. But when you hold lightly these dreams and fears, you can be open to receive every day as a new day and to live your life as a unique expression of God’s love for humankind.” 3 Henri Nouwen Lighter Than Air - Carol Aust 57