Aug 28 2009
Be still – know that I am God.
It has been 12 long years since I lived in Los Angeles. I remember the beautiful weather, the hummingbirds outside my apartment window and my weekend visits to the beach just to listen to the waves. I miss that. One other thing that I miss is a long-lost friend (well, not really lost – lost in touch maybe) whom I connected so well while I lived there.
For this post, let’s name him Chad. I met Chad through America Online (when it was really really hip) through a room called gaychristians. It’s the room I created on AOL that almost quickly filled up every time. We got into talking and we really enjoyed our conversation online that it quickly led to phone conversations. I remember how we would talk for hours on end and not even thinking about the time at all. Our conversations revolved around his struggle of being a Christian and gay at the same time. I had already gone through the struggle and at a point in my life that I felt comfortable in my own skin. I wanted to impart to him whatever wisdom God wanted me to share with him similar to the help extended to me by a Trinitarian brother who opened my eyes to the fact that regardless whether I’m gay or straight, God loves me just the same.
