Comments on: My Prayer

By: Aaron

Aaron — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 21:23:08 +0000

Aww, Timothy, that was a beautiful prayer. You have inspired me.

Your love and wisdom have left an impression on me.

Peace, love and Joy to you always (I mean it, too).

By: Priya Lynn

Priya Lynn — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 18:54:58 +0000

Yes GreenEyedLilo, that’s the way its always come across to me.

By: GreenEyedLilo

GreenEyedLilo — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 18:51:57 +0000

I’m Pagan, but I really, really like this idea. Make them so busy loving and being happy that they don’t need to attack LGBTs (or anyone else) to shore up their faltering self-esteem. I have been to an LWO and seen and heard anti-gay activists. They do not strike me as happy or secure or satisfied. (To be fair, they often talk about how awful our lives are, too. Still.)

This Samhain, I asked the Gods for help in breaking anti-gay activists’ power over the L, G, B, and T people (and their children) in attendance. I’m glad I did that and will keep working for that, but this approach interests me, too.

@ Priya Lynn: I regard that “I’ll pray for you” as Christian-ese for “Ah, f*** you anyway.”

By: AdrianT

AdrianT — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 18:41:48 +0000

Tim’s prayer sounds a noble attempt to reach out with an olive branch. However, one of the problems with some of the most vicious anti-gay activists is that they claim to have all the answers. Because of this, an additional prayer, that our opponents be less certain of themselves, and to constantly seek answers, would be a good idea too.

By: Ephilei

Ephilei — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 18:08:28 +0000

I went to LWO once and there was a peaceful protest. That didn’t stop LWO from calling half the town’s police. That’s loving? Fortunately the police had nothing to do. LWO attendees left with home-made signs in their windshields saying “fags go to hell” and the like. That’s loving? Meanwhile, the protest signs were entirely positive, all speaking about gays and God and nothing about FoF or ex-gays.

By: Thom

Thom — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 17:46:03 +0000

Beautiful prayer, Timothy.

By: Priya Lynn

Priya Lynn — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 16:45:28 +0000

In my experience most of the christians saying “I’ll pray for you” intend it as a thinly disguised insult. They’re really saying “There’s something wrong with you and you’re going to hell and I’m going to disingenously suggest I don’t want that.”.

By: Steve

Steve — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 05:16:44 +0000

In my more Christian, prayer-oriented days, I was never much convinced that God needed directions from me.

God, as my prayers went, bless Tom with health, wisdom, peace, and grace. Give him everything he needs.

Amen.

By: Leonard Drake

Leonard Drake — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 05:03:28 +0000

Eshto,

Perhaps, while the desire to see someone see the error of their ways and realize they are hurting people is the same argument / sentiment the anti-gays are using toward us. They feel we are in error (in not following interpretation “X” of religious texts and are hurting ourselves and others by living our “lifestyles). By only wishing wishing the person love, he wishes that filled with love, the person will be guided in his/her heart, filled with LOVE and not with HATE.

I hope I understanded this correctly. :-)

By: Burr

Burr — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 04:26:40 +0000

I find myself quite the opposite Richard. To me public prayer is sort of like making your birthday wish public. It won’t come true that way. Jesus even proscribes against overly public displays of faith. Just my opinion, though.

And the way I take this prayer is rather than asking God to directly and immediately change someone’s mind, which is a wholly unreasonable and insulting thing to pray about, he’s asking God to help him realize how petty our differences are compared to the love we’re supposed to share for one another.