“Watch ye therefore, and pray always, that ye may be accounted worthy to escape all these things that shall come to pass, and to stand before the Son of man.”

Luke 21 v 36

These are an encouraging set of words  that I think are very relevant for all, and hopefully moreso for believers who are amarginalised or actively excluded from religion.

It is easy to begin to assume that we are disqualified from communicating with God, thanks in large part to gospels of hate that have developed progressively through the decades.

However,  the invitation of Christ himself is to be watchful and prayerful, and it appears to be meted out without any discrimination or hatred.

We can still pray. Tere is no need for approval. After all, it happens in the secret recesses of our hearts and inner beings.

The assumption is that we are not interested in prayer and this tends to be a self-fulfilling projection. We become excluded from spiritual life and activity. Yet, the invitation is an open one. There are no exceptions, cautionary clauses or footnotes. It is a simple, bold invitation to all to pray. This shines through at several points in the teachings of Christ.

There is no contradiction in being a gay that prays, in fact, there is arguably very little that is more empowering that this knowledge that we are invited to pray.  I’m keen on  becoming more confident and decisive in taking up christ n his invitation to all to pray.