A Recipe For Revolution

Confucius, the ancient Chinese philosopher, once said "To put the world in order, we must first put the nation in order; to put the nation in order, we must put the family in order; to put the family in order, we must cultivate our personal life; and to cultivate our personal life, we must first set our hearts right."

Now there's a recipe for revolution!  Confucius reminds us that if we want to change the world, this change must first start with us.  The LGBT community wants the world to to be more accepting and tolerant of us, and yet, we are sometimes guilty of being as judgmental and intolerant of those we would like to change.  If we really want to change the world, I am convinced that all of us need to do the kind of deep soul work that sows the seeds of revolution.  We need to be more God-centered, more peace-filled, and more compassionate.  We need to fortify our spiritual resources so that when we go out into the world God's light will shine through us so brightly that every dark corner of our world will be illuminated.

The time has come for the LGBT community to get serious about it's spirituality.  It is the one thing that is in short supply as we go about our work of equality and justice-making.  However, it is the one thing we really need if we are serious about changing the world.