An Open Letter to My Friends and Family in the LGBTQ+ Community
What brought me here: To say this has been a long time coming would be an understatement of the year for me. It has been years in the making, one that has been fraught with struggles of identity, values, compassion, and truth. It's a letter that I've longed to share but only now have had the courage to. Many have walked this journey of discovery, wrestling, stretching, testing, and questioning. To those who have been a part of this expedition, I thank you for your grace and patience. For those who know me, it would not be shocking to discover that I've struggled with a significant amount of cognitive dissonance over the last several years. My theological tradition has deep roots in the liberation movement. Our history started with a man (John Wesley) who became a voice against the oppression of the impoverished and advocated for his followers' work to alleviate that suffering. He focused his message of personal and social holiness, which caused him to coin a term that