The "Voices of Witness" video premiered last night to a full house at Trinity Church of donors, benefactors and press. It was an amazing and wonderful thing to finally "come out" with this witness to the powerful movement of the Holy Spirit in the lives, families and relationships of gay and lesbian people AND to the impact their life and witness has had on their congregations, famililes and friends.
The press of convention business is, as always, extraordinary: we start with legislative committee meetings and/or hearings at 7:30 a.m. and don't stop until after the 10:00 p.m. daily debrief. In the midst of all that busyness it was an extraordinary gift to spend that hour watching and hearing these amazing witnesses who help us remember why we do the work we do -- why the struggle is worth it -- why the full inclusion of all the baptized into the Body of Christ is not a price the church has to pay but an opportunity the church is called to embrace.
More about committees and resolutions and all the gory GC details later. The video will start playing in the CTB booth on convention floor today and we'll have DVD copies to give out (God willing and Fed Ex cooperating) on Friday. Information on ordering "Voices of Witness" will shortly be available on the CTB website ... stay tuned and pray for the church!
2 comments:
Susan, I've read for some time your comment that no one group should bear the burden of upholding the anglican communion. (I'm paraphrasing, and apologize if I've not got it quite right). My response is that Integrity and other supporters of Bishop Robinson placed that burden on the shoulders of the LBGT community; not anyone else. To suggest otherwise is simply not being honest.
Go, Anonymous! (#!)
And Jeff, here in the South we say, "A bit dog always hollers." Glad you were zinged.
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