Easter being in quotation marks as , according to Christo-Pagan friend of mine Easter happened on March 20th this year. Today is Resurrection Day. And there-in lay the biggest truth and the greatest Gospel: Love Won!
"Hallelujah I'm a Heretic . . ."
(from a song I've started to write but haven't quite got around to finishing . . .)
Ah well, guess I missed the chance to join the heretic club back in 2008, just before the vote in California on Prop. 8
We had been invited to a friends b-day party. A ton of their friends were there. One couple were discussing the up-coming vote and their frustration over the "Christian-Right" political/propaganda backing of the bill. In their frustration a small amount of ire was directed our way (my wife & I) as we had just shortly come out of ministry school and they were aware of that fact.
Oh, the couple? A lesbian couple who had been in a monogamous relationship for 15+ years at the time (and are still together today). I understand their frustration and anger. A lot of which I believe is justified due to the actions of dispen-idiotical fundies (there's my inner-curmudgeon coming out . . .). They made some sort of comment as to not understanding the logic of those backing the bill unless it was due to some sort of "Religious Bent", with heavy emphasis on that last part with side-ways glances directed at my wife & I. Again, I wish to point out that their ire was mild, understandable and not violent at all. I ponted out that the only "religious" thing that I do is eat, sleep and go to the bathroom. My wife, Wise Sage that she is, had the better response.
"All I know is that Love Wins".
Gee, we could have beaten Mr. Bell to the punch way back then . . .
(which reminds me, I am delinquent on my Heretic Club dues . . . hence this post)
;-p
And Love DOES Win! Through scripture, Papa God tells us that the Holy Unity conspired before the beginning of time for this day. Literally that neither Hell nor high water (or anything else) would come between His Love and us. Including our brokenness (sin et al).
"For God so Loved the world" (part of it? Some of it? No, all the world . . .)
"namely, that God was in Christ reconciling the world to Himself, not counting their trespasses against them." (NASB)
Love Wins. Love has Won. Do we accept that Love as it is offered on His terms? His terms being Unconditional Love; accepting us as we are, not as we should be or could be. But just as we are, even sometimes fighting, kicking and screaming against that Love. A Love that holds us in it's arms in spite of all that kicking and screaming. A Love that is always Present, always with "arms wide open". A Love that understands all our fears, tears and anger. A Love that knows the wounds caused by religion, rules, regulations . . . wounds caused by our own brokenness, our own brutality towards each other.
Our own fear and misunderstanding of that Love.
My prayer is for a deeper understanding of that Love. Just not in the head, but in the heart.
In that deep secret place within us all.
As Deep calls unto Deep.
"Hallelujah I'm a Heretic,
Hallelujah I'm a Bum.
Hallelujah I'm Vagabond
and a Ragamuffin . . ."
He has Risen!
LOVE WINS.
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