In the Image of God, Male and Female
by Jenny Howard
May 18, 2008
Trinity Sunday
http://presweldevotional.blogspot.com/2008/05/in-image-of-god-male-and-female.html"God created human beings in his own image;
in the image of God he created them;
male and female he created them."
--Genesis 1:27 (Revised English Bible)
This is one verse out of the first Creation story in the Bible. I picked it out from all the lectionary passages for today because it's the one that keeps bothering me.
What I'm going to say will make more sense if you know a little about who I am. The two important facts here are: 1) I've been called by God to proclaim the good news of God's grace, God's love, and God's justice to all people; and 2) I'm transsexual. The first means what it sounds like: I'm going to be a minister when I grow up, God (and the church) willing. I'm starting seminary this fall. The second fact means that my life is complicated. Everyday life is complicated, and pursuing ordination gets especially complicated.
