I actually wrote the following piece after a real situation about 10 years ago that was unpleasant and left me very hurt at the time. I have since shared it on several occasions with other people with the same feeling, its about a dream that I think is really true and happens. I will preface it with only one little catty remark, when I was in about 6th grade, a church school teacher spent one lesson awing us with the fact that God was omnipotent, omniscient, and omnipresent, and then spent the next two months telling us where God could not be, what God knew nothing about (but ohboy did the devil), and what God could not do, (but the devil sure could!!)
Perhaps Just A T/G Dream
Vicky M. (M2F TG/S?)
This may only have been a dream, but I know it could happen.
I was at a "Club" where T/G's hang out the other night. Not far from the door was a group holding a religious symbol high and telling all who entered this Club door that they were sinning and evil by being who they were and going to this place. I passed this gauntlet of insult masked as 'concern for my soul' and was told that God could not be in this place where I can be who I really am, even for so short a time as one evening.
It seemed that only moments later, after I and others had endured this trial, that a person entered the Club and came over to me and laid a hand on my arm. I looked at them, and could not tell whether or not it was another T/G, a man, or a woman, because around this person was the beauty of all mankind, all genders, and yet each one clearly visible on the face. The person spoke a name to me, and while it was neither my male or femme name, still I knew it as my REAL name, and felt the love of my friend come through in speaking it to me. The voice came gently, quietly, in the din of the Club and yet it came with the force of thunder, "Beloved, I am indeed here tonight and all nights. Come let us dance with Joy."
Not only I, but almost all of the people there that night danced with my Friend. As my friend danced with each other T/G, Gay or Straight, they too heard their real name of love. Some looked downcast for moments as they were spoken to, but then lifted faces shiny with tears of joy and love. Sadly, one or two did leave, and when they did, the tears were of sorrow on the face of our friend. For those who stayed, there was a new sparkle to the air, and drinks alone did not account for the feeling of fun and joy that was there.
Too soon this night ended, and as my Friend walked me to my car, he saw the group who despised us despite the fact they cried aloud my friend's name. My friend looked at me to kiss me good night, and as HE did, he saw them and said "They say MY NAME, but I know them not! For they did not know ME as I walked beside you and as I walk beside all those I touched tonight."
The Peace Of The Lord be always with you!!
