Love and acceptance

I took my niece and my daughter's to see beauty and the beast this weekend. Well actually, my husband took us.  I was so incredibly excited to see it. As a nine year old girl this was my favorite movie. I felt like I was a Belle. Later on in life, I would find out it was true. I was disheartened to see the reviews and find out that one of the characters in the movie identified as a gay man. I was disheartened becuase, well so many Christians were up in arms about it. "How could Disney do this to a classic movie?" "now I can't take my kids to see, this movie I was so excited about".
   We went to see the movie anyway, I read every review I could find and I made my choice. In my house we talk about everything age appropriately. In this house we preach love. We don't preach tolerance, we don't preach acceptance we preach love. We believe that this love can only come from our Heavenly Father. We preach we aren't so good at displaying this love on our own. It's the Holy Spirit that teaches us.it is the Holy Spirit that guides us. After all, it is only through grace we are saved isn't it?
   Here is the thing that makes me so angry and sad about Christians and the way they "deal" with homosexuality, the Bible speaks of the sin  of divorce, it speaks of the sin  of lust, and gluteny , I bet you look at the list you will find something on it you deal with as well. How is okay that church memebers go to a dinner after service and stuff thier faces full of food, and forget the hungry? How is okay to then go on and on about Tom and Steve". "Oh my God Tom slept over at steve,s place last night". Oh but did you know sister James's daughter slept over at Tom's  last night"?  I am not perfect but seriously how is one okay and not the other?"
     I watched the movie, it made the character very likeable, it made him seem sad, he was trying to find some confidence and acceptance in his relationship with one of the main characters. You almost wanted to smile and clap when he found a male companion on the end. After all, Gaston was so mean and hurtful to him. He deserves something better. It did ruin the movie for me. It ruined the movie for me on this, we all deserve God's love and grace. We deserve to know we are loved and cared for by afar greater than a human companion.
     It made me sad. I was happy for Belle and the beast, I was happy that the characters were human agian and could love. I laughed. I cried when Belle walked into the library and realized that prince Adam had been well versed and loves to read as well. I rejoiced when the beast realized he loved Belle that he capable of loving a human.
    Whatever you decide to do, if you watch the movie or not, please, please, please. Realize that real love comes from the father. We are to be projecting this love to those around us. Think of your actions and your words as you go about your day.  Find a loner confused person and make sure you know someone loves them with alive far greater than any human could be.