That grew eventually, like a pearl that takes years of irritation to form, into a realization that same-sex-attracted Christians have unique and powerful ministries—that is, we serve the church and the world through our example of obedience. How so? Because we witness powerfully to the beauty of Jesus over romance. Because we embody the necessity of relying on him alone to choose holiness. And because we prophetically call the church to honor God and neighbor by neither taking away from nor adding to God’s word on sexuality. That’s what we’ll see in this chapter.
