Ett Herrans hbtq-liv Intro

Alla är vi välkomna att sitta med vid bordet på festen som Jesus har inbjudit oss till. Det är inte upp till oss att döma, utse syndabockar eller använda stereotyper som måttstock. Det är Gud som bjuder in och det är inget vi kan kontrollera. Vi ska därför inte agera dörrvakter och utkastare som talar om för andra att dom inte tillhör, inte får vara med. Alla får vara med.

All are Welcome, By Br. Mickey McGrath, OSFS

ALL ARE WELCOME
Let us build a house where love can dwell
and all can safely live,
a place where saints and children
tell how hearts learn to forgive.
Built of hopes and dreams and visions,
rock of faith and vault of grace;
here the love of Christ shall end divisions:

All are welcome, all are welcome,
all are welcome in this place.

Let us build a house where prophets speak,
and words are strong and true,
where all God’s children
dare to seek to dream God’s reign anew.
Here the cross shall stand as witness
and as symbol of God’s grace;
here as one we claim the faith of Jesus:

All are welcome, all are welcome,
all are welcome in this place.

Let us build a house where love is found
in water, wine and wheat:
a banquet hall on holy ground
where peace and justice meet.
Here the love of God, through Jesus,
is revealed in time and space;
as we share in Christ the feast that frees us:

All are welcome, all are welcome,
all are welcome in this place.

Let us build a house where hands will reach
beyond the wood and stone
to heal and strengthen, serve and teach,
and live the Word they’ve known.
Here the outcast and the stranger
bear the image of God’s face;
let us bring an end to fear and danger:

All are welcome, all are welcome,
all are welcome in this place.

Let us build a house where all are named,
their songs and visions heard
and loved and treasured,
taught and claimed as words within the Word.
Built of tears and cries and laughter,
prayers of faith and songs of grace;
let this house proclaim from floor to rafter:

All are welcome, all are welcome,
all are welcome in this place.
From All Are Welcome, GIA Publications by Marty Haugen

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