GENEVIEVE'S GEMS

 

EASTER AND TRANSFORMATION

On Easter Sunday, Christians celebrate Christ' resurrection from the tomb. It symbolizes the death of the flesh and the life of the spirit. 

I was thinking today about my own transformation. There was a battle going inside me. The old me was fighting to stay; the new life seeking the light of day. When I let the new life take over, it was a rebirth. Genevieve was out to the world. There would be a new way of living, of being.

This is what Jesus was telling people during his three years of ministry. There was another way. Many did not understand what he really was about. Many people today do not understand what being transgender is about. 

I certainly am not comparing my gender transformation to that of Jesus' resurrection. What he did changed the course of human history. Perhaps my life can help someone who is struggling. It's a small sacrifice but worth it if a life is changed- or saved.

COMMENTARY

This Lent season has been one of trial, renewal, and recharge. Many folks wonder where our world is headed. The world in Jesus' time faced some of the same issues we do. Homelessness, poverty, corruption, alienation,  a sense that our concerns don't matter to the powers that be.

It is up to us, the citizens to not only voice our concerns but also seek solutions. Jesus demonstrated that there is another way of living, of moving forward. We need to move differently. Christ spoke up to power, and we need to do the same. 

GENEVIEVE'S GEMS

One day you will tell your story of how you overcame what you went through and it will be someone else's survival guide. 

~Brene Brown

A NEW YOU

 

SB164 DEFEATED IN MONTANA

Republicans joined with Democrats in defeating SB164, 58-40, which would have charged adults who knowingly provide gender affirming care to trans people. If the bill had passed, adults faced fines up to $10,000 dollars and imprisonment up to five years. 

Congratulations to the people who helped to defeat this terrible bill.                        

GENEVIEVE'S GEMS