Found Family – katyandtheword

Trans* God
You are the
God of Abram to Abraham
of Mara to Naomi
Saul to Paul

You call us by our Chosen Name

You are the God of Joseph of the
Rainbow, Princess, Coat of their mom
who found a family in Egypt

Jesus who found Kinship with
Mary, Martha and Lazarus
You understand the importance of
Belonging somewhere other than with blood relations

Almighty Trans* God of Abraham, you know
That sometimes you have to pack up
and leave to find your true home and acceptance

And that the journey might have lions
and dangers and toils and snares

And yet here is your promise
You will see us
You will accept us
You will call us by our chosen Name

You will always be our God
Will always be your people (if we want
not in any kind of creepy way)

Jesus, Person created without any sperm
who chose to be male
Divine Trans* entity

God, the royal They
The great NonBinary

Holy Spirit
The She who can impregnante
A Woman

God you are the Almighty
the God of Many Mounds:
Which means both many mountains
to accesss and worship you
(note the inclusiveness)
and the God of many breasts
to feed every one
(Again inclusive and accessible)

We translate that
Trans* word as Almighty
Almighty Trans* God indeed!

Almighty Trans* God
You not only
See
Accept
Affirm
and Celebrate
But especially
Protect
all of our Trans* Siblings
during this turbulent time

Almighty Trans* God
May
we forge
many mighty Trans* Elders
make their names almighty
We Pray
Amen.

Feel free to use/share/adapt with credit to Pastor Katy Stenta aka “KatyandtheWord”’

Jesus,

I’m thinking about how your last act in John,

is to give your mother and disciples to each other–

as family.

I’m thinking about the women and the beloved,

you know the ones who stayed to the very end

became what they always were

the marginalized found family.

Your last act, was church, God.

It was so church, and church didn’t even have a name yet.

Like, there wasn’t even a Holy Spirit in the world yet,

and yet this was your last act–

in the version of the crucifixion we barely read

with a story we never preach on.

Jesus I’m thinking about

how you didn’t just tell us to love one another,

nope.

You made a family of belovedness

as the last act you did on earth.

And then I’m thinking how its a hidden treasure,

that we need to find again

it’s the Easter egg message.

Lord, show us how to do this belovedness

how to find the Easter Eggs

how to be a family,

Because surely if there is one more thing to do before we die,

it’s to give each other

to each other

Teach us to give ourselves to one another we pray.

Amen.

Feel free to use/adapt/share with Credit to Pastor Katy Stenta

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