The Way God Made Me

Good, good people.

 

            Something on the front page of the campus paper caught my eye, an upside-down triangle with a cluster of gender symbols in the center. I picked up the paper and skimmed the article. The much-disputed LGBT group on the little Catholic campus was being disputed… as usual.

            Somewhere in the article, I glimpsed a name I recognized: Sister Anita, a favorite professor of mine. Her quote said, “No matter a person’s persuasion or how they live, they are still human beings directed by God and deserve respect.”

            I quickly marked the passage in lavender pen and made my way to Sister Anita’s office. She greeted me, asked what brought me there. I held out the paper, indicating the underlined passage, “Thank you. You just made my day.”

            She smiled, nodded, wanted to know why that was. I pondered my answer for a moment before responding frankly, “Because I’m gay.”

            She stood, held her arms out to me, and told me, “You are the way God made you to be.”

Reviews

[Eloise]

That was pretty good, a little confuzzling. I love the idea! I've never had a religious figure ever tell me that but it was beautiful none the less!
-Eloise :)