Most of us UCC Clergy have a rainbow stole. I have two, and I don’t even have an ONA church! The rainbow has become an important symbol of the LGBTQIA community. And this stole is a little different, but still celebrates that community. The connection, with the animals and the water is to Genesis, both creation and the Noah story. It places the LGBTQIA community in the context of creation. The message is that everyone born is made the way they are in the image and likeness of God. Who are we to be destructive, and to judge when God has already promised to love all of God’s creation, and has already pronounced it good? All of creation, everyone born, is indeed good.
This is a stole designed for creators of justice and joy.
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For Everyone Born is a hymn by Shirley Erena Murray. It is under copyright, so I will quote only a little bit here. You can hear the full hymn here.
For gay and for straight, a place at the table,
a covenant shared, a welcoming space,
a rainbow of race and gender and color,
for gay and for straight, the chalice of grace,
And God will delight when we are creators of justice and joy, compassion and peace,
And God will delight when we are creators of justice, justice and joy.