Rev. Linda C. Hunter

When love finds a way

Jayne and Laurie came to our church about a year ago.  Both are deeply spiritual women who have shared an intimate relationship with God for most of their adult lives.  They are gay.  And, fortunately, they have always known within themselves that God loves them, heart and soul, just as they have been created.

In the past few months, an avalanche of internet postings have sought to give bullied gay teenagers hope through the “It Gets Better” campaign.  Many celebrities, politicians, business professionals and a few brave people from the sports world post short video clips reassuring gay youth that despite the bullying and insults that are hurled at them by their schoolmates, it gets better as they move into adulthood.  The message conveyed is “Just hang in there.  It gets better.”