Ruth Hunt > Quotes

“At its purest, at its most compelling, faith is love and joy. It is easy to describe the absence of love and joy. It is harder to describe how it feels when it exists. It just is.”
― Ruth Hunt, The Book of Queer Prophets: 21 Writers on Sexuality and Religion

“There are those who remain neutral, impartial, or offer solace in private and silence in public. They do not see that their neutrality and theological contemplations are as damaging as the rejection thrust upon us by others. They do not see that the promises that this will get better, but not quite yet, only when the time is right, continues to harm. I forgive them because to not find it in myself to forgive would be heartbreaking. It would consume me and keep me from God.

God finds a way, despite them. LGBT Christians find a way, despite them.”
― Ruth Hunt, The Book of Queer Prophets: 21 Writers on Sexuality and Religion

“I forgive those who have trespassed against me and my communities, because those who exclude us will not ask themselves, "What if I'm wrong?" I forgive them for keeping me from Christ. For building walls instead of bridges.”
― Ruth Hunt, The Book of Queer Prophets: 21 Writers on Sexuality and Religion