Comments on: Anonymous: “It Gets Better” https://comingoutcovenant.com/anonymous-it-gets-better/ Members and friends of the Evangelical Covenant Church in favor of a more inclusive church! Wed, 25 Mar 2026 19:17:53 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Char and Joan https://comingoutcovenant.com/anonymous-it-gets-better/#comment-462 Tue, 06 Sep 2011 17:47:00 +0000 http://comingoutcovenant.com/?p=503#comment-462 Reading this makes me want to howl in despair for the Covenant. There are so many good people out there who are loving and accepting, yet we are ‘managed’ by those who see us as “tumors” needing to change or be on the fringe of the church. I read the North Parker and the Covenant Companion and am inspired by what is said until I remember this is for everyone except the LGBT Covananters. We are so lucky that our local church has been accepting except for one spat in the 70’s.

Dear Anonymous- so much pain that was unnecessary. I am so glad you found a Christian community that supports you. A rather wonderful experience, isn’t it? Peace and joy to you,  Char and Joan

]]> By: Lorian Franklin Dunlop https://comingoutcovenant.com/anonymous-it-gets-better/#comment-461 Tue, 06 Sep 2011 16:43:00 +0000 http://comingoutcovenant.com/?p=503#comment-461 Anonymous, thanks for sharing your story.  I’m so grateful that so many of us were able to recognize the damage, chaos and destruction that pretending to be “straight” does to our lives, and the lives of those around us.  Being honest about who we are and seeking to live with grace and honor and love as the GLBT children of God we were created to be is the key first step to a life of wholeness and happiness.  Trying to force ourselves into a mold that is not and never was God’s plan for us is hurtful and brings only disappointment and hardship. 

Many blessings to you and your wife.  I love the Episcopal Church.  It was my “salvation,” if you will, when I first began the coming-out process as a student at North Park, first trying to accept myself for who I was.  I’m glad you’ve found a home there.

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