Tuesday, May 19, 2015

Claim Strength and Dignity

Proverbs 31:25: "Strength and dignity are her clothing, and she laughs at the time to come." NRSV

I've been thinking a lot about the value of dignity recently. Many LGBTQ's face discrimination that cultivate a deep sense of feeling like their dignity is stolen by conservative political and Christian thinking that to be anything but "straight" is somehow wrong or immoral. However, while we wait for the rest of the world to catch up, I want to encourage us to claim our OWN dignity. Our dignity can be stolen only if we let go of it. Outside thinking can stay on the outside if we hang onto and remember our invaluable worth that God bestows on us at the moment of our creation. Never let it go friends. There are plenty out there fighting for us, believing in us, loving us for who we ARE. Let's focus on that today, and never let go of our dignity.

Love always,
The Bible Belt Wearing Lesbian

"Any man that tries to rob me of my dignity will lose." -Nelson Mandela