For where you have envy and selfish ambition, there you find disorder and every evil practice.But the wisdom that comes from heaven is first of all pure; then peace-loving, considerate, submissive, full of mercy and good fruit, impartial and sincere. Peacemakers who sow in peace reap a harvest of righteousness.--James 3:16-18
Today is the Day of Silence -- I don't even know from whence this day of observing gay people rights arises. I just know that it puts a trouble, a thorn of irritation in my side, a vexation in my soul -- perhaps, now that I think about it, ALL controversy and conflict does this to me. This particular observation every year puts me in the difficult and odd place of finding myself between people I care about who feel PASSIONATELY about their position on the gay issue; and they are not in agreement. I have been listening to all the voices on it for a very long time - in the church, in science, in my family, amongst my friends, in society. My conclusion has come down to this -- it is a complicated issue, too complicated for a human meeting of minds. Within the controversy swirls a multitude of other deeply personal and spiritual nuances, interpretations, beliefs, and attitudes. Many hold such beliefs and attitudes to be "self-evident" and absolutely essential for coexistence with other human beings. I do not have any answers. Being caught between people I love with fervently opposite views is a painful place.
