The Global Village Prayerbook

The Global Village is a virtual village in which people are connected by mass media and electronic communications. They have become a single community. Even long time residents of the Global Village are uncertain when the practice began. There was no publicity or fanfare announcing the beginning of the practice nor can anyone recall a catastrophic event that may have triggered it. All residents know is that anytime the Global Village is threatened, prayers ring out across the entire Village.

Sunday, January 24, 2021

Blessed Are The Poor

Queer Sacred Music?

If queer sacred music sounds like an oxymoron, a sacrilege, or a mockery, consider the following:

Queer people have had a relationship with the holy, the ground of our being, our ultimate concern, or whatever other term you prefer for the Mystery since time immemorial and sometimes we write music (songs, hymns, and rounds) about it - to celebrate, to worship, to give thanks, to secure ourselves for hard times ahead, to connect with others, and because both music and queerness are wonderful things.

The idea that queerness - homosexuality, bisexuality, various forms of gender creativity - is inherently profane or the antithesis of holiness was dreamed up by people who either didn't know any LGBTQ+ people or didn't know that some of the gifts that blessed their lives came from LGBTQ+ people.