Lord, please help all those who suffer from guilt and shame to remember that you are a not a God of condemnation but a God of love. Help all those who hold on to guilt and shame over who they are attracted to, who they love, and how they identify to let go of this guilt and rest in your peace as they are. Help those who hold on to guilt and shame over their own bodies and desires to let go of the toxic theology that binds them and experience the freeing power of your great love. Amen.

-Matthew DeLucia, Enfield, CT

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