I am soon to be an ordained Pastor within Disciples of Christ. I love my church family and like a lot of families we are, once again, engaging each other (with some internal dissension) to determine our stand (or no stand) on full inclusion and acceptance (leadership and ordination) of our LGBTQQIA+ brothers and sisters. Midst this, a division within us, GLAD (gay & lesbian alliance) has requested folks to submit Easter reflections.
Hope is a friend of mine, who I met at a local PFLAG meeting. I'm very impressed with her comment to her son in this post, "“I’ve always known. I was waiting for you to be who you are. It is not my job to tell you who you are, it is your job to become who you are.” There's not much more loving of a way for a Mother to be, in my opinion.
As I commented to Hope, She sends a powerful message, not only to her son, but, to other children in similar situations as well. Kudos to her.