LEAD LGBTQ Ministry

This was the prayer read at LEAD’s monthly meeting today for 💜

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This weekend! All are welcome!
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Stealing is a sin, yes, but I've been thinking about who I am and been stealing from the Saints. St. Ignatius of Loyola wrote that we should assume the best of our neighbors' intentions. Assume people mean well.

When we assume transgender people (or any marginalized group) are t*rror*sts/extremists/freaks/etc, we deny the fact they're made in God's image, when all people are. Isn't that a disservice to God? To the Christ who died on the Cross, marginalized until his last breath on Earth?

It's been hard lately, because, you know, *gestures vaguely*. But if there's one type of stealing that I think will hopefully be okay next time I walk into Confession, it's stealing the Saints' philosophy of living.

Let's look at this from a cultural perspective - transgender people aren't trying to wipe out culture or the Church, they aren't t*rror*sts or extremists. Transgender people are trying to go about their lives. Right now, trans people in our communities are wrapping holiday presents, planning meals, digging through storage bins trying to find last year's coats, and just trying to survive.
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