Prayer Forgiving God Expressing anger
in a constructive way and letting go of the self-hate helps one heal. I Forgive the Church Church, I did not
choose to be me. Church, you fought
government attempts to protect me. You
taught me to hate me and to hate me. You
damned me and you damned me. People
used your teachings to justify abuse, You demanded me to stop being me. You withheld grace
from me and from me. Church I forgive you for all this and more,
Prayer of Self-Forgiveness
Prayer Forgiving Society
Prayer of Forgiving School
Prayer of Forgiving Family
Does being Gay Matter?
Letter to Homophobic Pastor
?y jesus?
The prayer below is written by a gay Christian. The prayer is posted
with permission. In the prayer, the author forgiveness the Christian
church for its mistakes and sins.
A note of clarification may help people understand the prayer. When you
see the word me in pink
italics,
the word me refers to being gay.
God made me me.
The Lord gave me to you as a gift.
And Church you raped His gift. You raped me.
You made society a dangerous place for me.
The Lord gave me to you as a gift.
And Church you raped His gift. You raped me.
And to give me any of the rights you
enjoy.
The Lord gave me to you
as a gift.
And Church you raped His
gift. You raped me.
You taught others to
hate me.
The Lord gave me to you
as a gift.
And Church you raped His
gift. You raped me.
You taught others to
damn me.
The Lord gave me to you
as a gift.
And Church you raped His
gift. You raped me.
To justify killing people like me.
The Lord gave me to you
as a gift.
And Church you raped His
gift. You raped me.
Like an outcast, an
untouchable you treated me.
The Lord gave me to you
as a gift.
And Church you raped His
gift. You raped me.
You failed to fulfill
your mandate.
The Lord gave me to you
as a gift.
And Church you raped His
gift. You raped me.
Pervert, abomination,
Sodomite you called me.
The Lord gave me to you
as a gift.
And Church you raped His
gift. You raped me.
Because the Lord gave me to you as a gift.