Nine trans Christians tell their stories.
Season after Pentecost | 29th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year C)
Jeremiah 31:27-34; Psalm 119:97-104; (Genesis 32:22-31; Psalm 121;) 2 Timothy 3:14-4:5; Luke 18:1-8
As the children make their way out the door, trails of leftover communion bread go with them.
It took me a long time to accept this about myself. Eventually I even came to like it.
Maybe the parable of the persistent widow isn't about God. Maybe it's about us.
The Prodigal Son is often read to mean that God loves sinners, whereas the Jews thought God only loved the righteous. This makes no sense.
The miles of steep climbs were passing by like speed bumps. The surplus of downhills ahead of me foreshadowed a strong finish. Then, just over halfway through the marathon, I felt a twinge in my right achilles.