Free us from isolation and grant us the grace of interdependence. Interconnected Christ, you are our Wisdom, creating and sustaining the universe.
Violet is for vision, the wisdom of spirit. With the blue stripe in the rainbow, motivate us to call for justice. Free us from apathy and grant us the grace of activism. Liberator Christ, you are our Voice, speaking out against all forms of oppression. With the green stripe in the rainbow, fill our hearts with untamed compassion for all beings.īlue is for self-expression, the voice of spirit. Free us from conformity and grant us the grace of deviance. In a world obsessed with purity, you touch the sick and eat with outcasts. Transgressive Outlaw Christ, you are our Heart, breaking rules out of love. With the yellow stripe in the rainbow, build our confidence. Free us from closets of secrecy and give us the guts and grace to come out. Yellow is for self-esteem, the core of spirit. With the orange stripe in the rainbow, kindle a fire of passion in us. Free us from exploitation and grant us the grace of mutual relationships. Erotic Christ, you are our Fire, the Word made flesh. Orange is for sexuality, the fire of spirit. With the red stripe in the rainbow, we give thanks that God created us just the way we are. Free us from shame and grant us the grace of healthy pride so we can follow our own inner light. Living and Self-Loving Christ, you are our Root. Inspire us to remember the values expressed in the rainbow flag of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer community. Rainbows serve as bridges between different realms: heaven and earth, east and west, queer and non-queer. Rainbow Christ, you embody all the colors of the world. The prayer matches the colors of the rainbow flag with the seven models of the queer Christ from Patrick’s book From Sin to Amazing Grace: Discovering the Queer Christ. The Rainbow Christ Prayer honors the spiritual values of the LGBT movement. Rainbows are also an important symbol in many religious traditions. Rainbow flags are flying around the world in June for LGBT Pride Month. Colors of the rainbow flag reveal the many faces of the queer Christ in the following Rainbow Christ Prayer I wrote with gay theologian Patrick S.