"God will not ask how many books you have read; how many miracles
you have worked. He will ask you if you have done your best, for the love
of Him. Can you in all sincerity say, 'I have done my best'? Even if the best
is failure, it must be our best, our utmost... You may be exhausted, with
work you may even kill yourself, but unless your work is interwoven with love,
it is useless. To work without love is slavery."
--Mother Teresa
Do your best
I believe that ultimately I will
be judged as a woman that lived her life the best way I could, and that is
more than I can say about a lot of Christians. As my friend Dr. Linda pointed
out to me, when Jesus walked the Earth he was with the lepers and the prostitutes,
those people that society shunned, and if he were here today he would be with
the transsexuals, too. I like to think about the phrase "What would Jesus
do?", and all too often I think that is it NOT what people do
to a lot of transsexuals.
“In every church I have
ever attended, the people with real problems hid them rather than seeking
support, and those who didn’t hide them wished they had, after the doses
of guilt, judgment, or alienation they received.” – Phillip C
McGraw, PhD., in the book “Life Strategies”.
It shouldn’t be this way;
that’s not what religion is supposed to be about. I hope you fare well.
The Bible doesn't say it's
a sin
I have it from good authority
that the Bible doesn't cover being transgendered, but I am not an expert in
that field. The bible does cover homosexuality, and most people mistakenly
believe that this has to do with sexuality. It doesn’t.
I have a list of valuable Spiritual Links on my
site that has my most up-to-date resources for the spiritual transsexual,
things written to help those struggling with faith and gender.
Page updated
October 20, 2007