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Responsive Reading: Masterpiece Cakeshop Decision
We are grateful for the gift of our lives and the gift of other people in our lives. R/. Each of us is created with dignity and worth. We are called to love one another and to do nothing to others that we would find hateful to ourselves. R/. We honor the many ways that […]
Read MoreResponsive Reading for National Weekend of Prayer for LGBTQ Justice
Responsive Reading for the National Weekend of Prayer for LGBTQ Justice.
Read MoreWorship Resources for Healthcare
Prayers and responsive readings lifting up the value of access to comprehensive, affordable health care. Written in 2017 in response to attempts to repeal the Affordable Care Act.
Read MoreNational Coming Out Day Worship Resources
Prayers and worship resources for congregations to use in observation of National Coming Out Day, celebrated annually on October 11th.
Read MoreWorship Resources for National Weekend of Prayer
Prayers and responsive readings for the National Weekend for the Freedom to Marry, observed in 2015 before the Supreme Court case Obergefell v. Hodges.
Read MoreGilead Sabbath Responsive Readings
Gilead Sabbath ›› Worship Resources ›› Responsive Reading Responding to the experiences of LGBTQ people in the U.S. and across the globe is at the core of the Gilead Sabbath Initiative. By incorporating a responsive reading into your service, your community embodies response in its worship. Feel free to modify this responsive reading as best suits your community and context Responsive Reading […]
Read MoreA Responsive Reading Celebrating LGBT Pride Month
We are grateful for the gift of our lives and the gift of others in our lives. Each of us is created with dignity and worth. We are called to love each other and to do nothing to others that we would find hateful to ourselves. We honor the many ways that people live and […]
Read MoreA Responsive Reading Based on the Religious Declaration on Sexual Morality, Justice, and Healing
Sexuality is God’s life-giving and life-fulfilling gift. We celebrate our sexuality as central to our humanity and as integral to our spirituality. We suffer because of the pain, brokenness, oppression and loss of meaning that too many experience about their sexuality. We celebrate the goodness of creation, our bodies and our sexuality. We suffer when […]
Read MoreA responsive reading based on the Open Letter To Religious Leaders On Sexual And Gender Diversity
We are grateful for the gift of our lives and the gift of others in our lives. Each of us is created with dignity and worth. We are called to love each other and to do nothing to others that we would find hateful to ourselves. We honor the many ways that people live and love. […]
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