What everyone wants, but no one will really admit, is to be accepted. Nonjudgmentally, unequivocally, unconditionally accepted.
"Hello, world. This is me. Me is a fluid concept. It can (and will) change. It is a combination of inborn personality, uncontrollable circumstance, and relational influence. Please don't criticize me for being who I am."
What if we could just accept each other. What if each of us could get over ourselves and just be open and loving to everyone? What if when Jesus said, "Love your neighbor" and "Love your enemy", HE ACTUALLY MEANT IT?!
Sorry: I'll stop yelling.
Derek Webb lyrics again.
They'll know us by the t-shirts that we wear
They'll know us by the way we point and stare
At anyone whose sin looks worse than ours
Who cannot hide the scars of this curse that we all bear
They'll know us by our picket lines and signs
They'll know us by the pride we hide behind
Like anyone on earth is living right
And isn't that why Jesus died
Not to make us think we're right
When love, love, love is what we should be known for
Love, love, love: it's the how and it's the why
We live and breathe and we die
They'll know us by reasons we divide
And how we can't seem to unify
Because we've gotta sing songs a certain style
Or we'll walk right down that aisle
And just leave them all behind
Theytll know us by the billboards that we make
Just turning God's words to cheap clichés
It says "What part of murder don't you understand?"
But we hate our fellow man
And point a finger at his grave
When love, love, love is what we should be known for
Love, love, love: it's the how and it's the why
We live and breathe and we die
They'll know us by the t-shirts that we wear
They'll know us by the way we point and stare
Telling them their sins are worse than ours
Thinking we can hide our scars
Beneath these t-shirts that we wear
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