God of Many Colors, You once set Your rainbow high in the sky, to be a sign of the life-giving covenant between You and Your creation. Let this symbol of faithfulness resonate with us as we renew our relationships with each other, and You, during this season of PRIDE.
Creator God, we thank You for our LGBTQ+/Ally diversity because these colorful expressions of life let us see Your many faces. Although many, we come together as ONE in You.
May all of us be attentive to those who are excluded in our world. Let us manifest Your unconditional love by our extravagant hospitality and appreciation for the diversity each person brings. Let us not be complicit by our silence in the continuation of heterosexism, homophobia, and transphobia.
And let us sing with Sweet Honey in the Rock:
I am sitting here, wanting memories to teach me,
to see the beauty in the world through my own eyes.
I think on the things that made me grow into a being full of PRIDE.
I think on these things for they are true.—AMEN.
(Adapted from Dwayne Fernandes at New Ways Ministry. “Wanting Memories” in Still on the Journey by Sweet Honey in the Rock)
