There is so much variety in our ever-changing world. This variety makes the world indescribably amazing and shows us beauty everyday. We wouldn't want everyone to be the same because it would just be bland and boring. Sometimes we get frustrated when people don't agree with us or when people don't see the world the way we see it. And yet we are all God's creation made with our own unique beauty. It’s a pretty complicated world we live in and we do get frustrated with many things.
This week I was able to have the great privilege and honor to go to General Conference of the United Methodist Church. During the two weeks of Holy Conferencing many things are celebrated, prayed about, and many decisions will be made. One of the most sensitive items they are discussing and making decisions on is homosexuality. People feel very passionately about this on both sides of the issue. These loving children of God, from around the world are working very hard for one of the greatest challenges we all face in our lives – peace and understanding. During this time of what we may perceive as unfairness I am reminded of the parable of the workers in the field. I have always read this scripture and thought, this just isn’t fair. And you know I have grown to realize God’s Grace by our standards seems unfair. And that is the beauty in the miracle of God’s love and grace. God is open and available to everyone; no matter who you are; we are all children of God. "And the first shall be last and the last shall be first" Mathew 19:30
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Angelica
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“Sometimes a breakdown can be the beginning of a kind of breakthrough, a way of living in advance through a trauma that prepares you for a future of radical transformation.” ~Cherrie Moraga
ry hurt by this decision and something needs to be done in love to continue to reach out to people who don't understand that they are killing the body of the church and hurting Jesus' followers. People who believe that all persons are created equal and deserve equal rights in the 
church need to continue to reach out to our brothers and sisters in Christ and teach them to love with out discrimination. I have included the link to my brothers blog so you can read his feelings and reactions to this decision and I say dido. The second link will show you a video of the witness taken by people at General Conference on May 1st in reaction to the United Methodist decision on church membership.
