A Prayer for When Someone Comes out
A Prayer for After Someone Comes Out
Creator and Source of All that IS,
We thank you for the ways in which you claim us as your own. We thank you for this community, for your Spirit woven through each of us individually and drawing us together as a whole.
Abundant Creator, we thank you that before N was born, you knew what you had in store for them. You knew as you knit them in their parent’s womb, all of the challenges and celebrations that would come in their life. You knew there would be a time when they would answer the call to share this part of their identity with this community. We thank you for N’s desire and willingness to invite us along this exciting part of their journey, and we celebrate with them today.
We ask that you would help N see the mighty shoulders on which they stand, of all those who’ve come before and paved the way and opened doors to this moment.
Like Lazarus being called out of the tomb, or Mary Magdalene whose eyes were opened to the resurrected Christ upon hearing her name, we know you have called N’s name and claimed them as your own.
When things get difficult, remind N of this community who loves them and has promised to walk through life with them. May the people who surround N today be a source of nourishment for them alone this journey - a reminder that they are not alone on their path.
In a world where most people go their whole lives without asking questions about their gender or sexuality, remind N of the strength and beauty they’ve shown in claiming their beloved identity as their own.
Open the eyes and the hearts of family or friends who may not have as much joy in N coming out as we have here today.
Keep us ever aware that family is not just defined by blood, and community is not bound by space or time.
Remind N always that they are seen by this community. Continue opening our eyes and our hearts to one another.
Keep us grounded in our awareness of the holiness within everything, and of the infinite love which envelopes us all.
