And they will know you are Christians by your…. We hiked Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks National Monument this morning. Part way up we met two women coming down. Rattled at the site of a rattler they were done until they saw us going up. They asked if they could follow along – and could I walk in front -:) Hiking stimulates friendship and conversation. They were, I learned,  both lawyers and both Jewish. Their faith was volunteered in response to my vocation – clergy. Saying clergy begs context. In the U.S. the closest thing to my denomination is a conservative Pentecostal denomination. Their first two questions for me were: “do you ask for money?” (read televangelist)  and, “what do you think of Gays?” Really? This is what they identify with one of the great faith movements of the past 2000 years? In the remaining 5 minutes of the hike one of the women, a successful litigator began to share some deep pains of her life and primary reason for her trip. Then we arrived at the  trail-head and our cars, they thanked me for beating the bushes and we waved goodbye. We had a fun time together and it was a stimulating conversation but I resent that I had to  spend most of the hike untying those two knots. More than ever i am commited to my faith in  Christ but it makes me wonder, If the prophet Ezekiel was alive today would we be the reason he would lie on his side for  390 days? We need to answer the why of our faith. And they will know we are Christians by our ….   .

Tags: Gay, Pentecostal, televangelist

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