Integrity can also mean a sense of being whole. Pressures in our world often pull us in different directions, fragmenting our sense of self. We often find ourselves broken and needing to put the pieces back together.
What are your strategies for spiritual wholeness?
“Come, every person of every race, ethnicity, creed, sexuality, gender identity and expression, sex, political belief, class, age, and ability. Let us come together, learn from one another. Let us build Beloved Community together, not because we’re all the same. Our differences matter, but not so much that we can’t find community with one another. We need places to find the Sacred and the Holy, to be transformed in the light of a faith that demands inquiry more than conformity, and to transform those who would see the sacredness of human identity as a sin rather than a blessing.” -from “A Place at the Table,” by Rev. Chris Rothbauer
Affirm someone’s sacredness today.
“But on this holy night,
That early morning of June 28,
The people said ‘not tonight.’
As they called to them to line up,
The transwomen refused to go.”
-from “On A Holy Night in 1969,” by Rev. Otto O’Connor
How can you honor the people who refused to submit to police violence on that holy night in 1969?
“With gratitude for the freedom to be our true authentic selves, may we live the Spirit of Pride.
With the courage that comes from challenging fear, may we live the Spirit of Pride.” -Elizabeth Ketcham
How do you express the Spirit of Pride?
What you believe matters. How you express your beliefs matter. And finding a place for your theology to be expressed with integrity matters.
What have you learned on your journey to theological integrity?
