An interesting story today followed by a warning of sorts for all who believe – like me in eternal life.
Recently Bobbi and I hosted a young man, the son of dear long-time friends who was in Emporia preparing to play disc golf next weekend.
As our conversations progressed our guest mentioned several times his “partner.” Both Bobbi and I picked up on his word choice because we both were hearing “partner” as code for gay.
We both were considering asking him what would have been an awkward question – was he now gay?
Just to let you know my level of interest in his answer I counted that he had used the term “partner” four times before he finally added the pronoun “she” to a partner comment.
Finally an opening!
I asked our guest – “you said she, correct?
He answered in the affirmative and we relaxed, not because it wouldn’t be okay to be gay, but because that’s not something typically learned in a casual conversation from someone you’ve known for more than 40 years.
I then asked, so your partner is a girl? You can guess we then had a very enlightening discussion.
With that said I will close with some words Tyler Curtis posted recently on Facebook that seem appropriate.
When you die, God isn’t going to ask you about someone else.
He won’t ask you about the two men down the street who got married.
He won’t ask you about the girl who had an abortion.
He won’t ask to about the atheist who lives on the corner.
He won’t ask you about the woman who feels more comfortable as a man.
He will ask you how you – loved those people – as he called you to do.
And finally, the second of God’s great commandments from the 22nd chapter of Matthew, says: Thou shall love thy neighbor as thyself.
And there my friends is Something to Think About. I’m Steve Sauder
