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Blessed Are the Queer in Heart
for They Shall See God
Elise Campbell, g ri . abr
Estate Broker, Million Dollar Club
Service is the Key
Okay, so that isn't exactly what Jesus said!
But is being "queer in heart" incompatible with being pure in heart?
Dr. D o b s o n , R e v e re n d F a lw e ll a n d o th e rs w o u ld in s is t th a t it is. To th e m ,
e m b ra c in g o n e 's gayness is ta n ta m o u n t to la yin g d ow n c o ld cash fo r a one way
tic k e t to h ell. T h e ir s o lu tio n is to co nsign gay p e o p le to an ex-gay c h a p te r w ith the
g o a l o f c h a n g in g us in to 'n o r m a l' h e te ro s e x u a ls . T h e ir m in d s are so fro ze n by
th e o lo g y th a t th e y c a n 't co n ce ive o f the p o s s ib ility o u r s e xu a lity is G od-given ra th e r
tha n the p ro d u c t o f sin. O ne is re m in d e d o f the Pharisees and scrib e s w h o were so
s tu c k in th e ir in h e rite d , tra d itio n a l vie w s o f s c rip tu re th a t th e y c o u ld n 't fa th o m
J e s u s ' tea ch in g s. R e ferrin g to th e ir ze alou s a p p lic a tio n s o f The Law, he accused
th e m o f lo a d in g o th e rs w ith u n b e a ra b le burde n s. Like the Pharisees, to d a y 's c u ltu re
b o u n d re lig io u s tra d itio n a lis ts have it w rong!
O u r cu rse is n o t o u r sexual o rie n ta tio n ;
It is h o m o p h o b ia .
O u r task in life is n o t to fu tile ly a tte m p t to change in to so m e on e
G od n e ve r in te n d e d us to be;
It is to in te g ra te o u r s p iritu a lity and o u r se xu a lity to b eco m e
w h o le and a u th e n tic h um an beings.
O u r goal is n o t to m a rry so m e on e o f the o p p o s ite sex to fit a
tra d itio n a l m o ld ;
It is to d is c o v e r the fu lln e s s and ric h n e s s o f lives w ell live d in
re sp on se to o u r a u th e n tic c a llin g fro m the G od w ho cre a te d us.
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Thanks Elise... ‘W o /
only were you very
professional in all aspects o f our real estate
transaction, you were very kind, considerate and
above all very understanding. We mean that in a
human sense, since this dealt with the sale o f our
mother's home. All we can say is Thank You, from
the bottom o f our hearts. ” - M ark & Cheryl
Email: Elise@Realtor.com
Web: www.EliseCampbell.com
Office: 503-233-4363
Fax: 503-233-4413
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lo n g in fe a r th a t o th e rs w o u ld d is c o v e r o u r tru e id e n tity , we fin d it hard to tru st and
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in tim a c y . S om e o f us fin d o u rse lve s b e h a vin g se xu a lly in ways th a t c o n flic t w ith o u r
d e e p e st va lues, yet we c a n n o t seem to break the p a tte rn .
O u r h e a lin g b egins w hen we fin a lly a ccept th a t Wfeing gay is a g ift and have the
co urag e to see o u rs e lv e s as we really are. O nly th e n can we tru ly begin to o pe n o u r
h ea rts to G od and o th e rs. By liv in g lives based on o u r d eepest tru th s, we begin the
p ilg rim a g e th a t leads to b e in g b oth q u e e r in heart and pure in heart.
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