Clergy Call Washington, D.C.

I am still in Washington, D.C. Today was an amazing experience as 300+ clergy gathered at Calvary Baptist Church to hear the new head of President Obama's Faith Based Initiatives Council, Betsy Pursell, VP for Public Education and Outreach (HRC), Rt. Rev. V. Gene Robinson, Rev. Loyce Newton-Edwards (Church of the Open Arms UCC in Oklahoma City), a panel entitled Gender Identity and Our Faith Communities by Melanie Martinez, Rev. Tara Wilkins, Rev. Elijah Nealy and Allyson Robinson (HRC). In the afternoon, we heard Marty Rouse, Rabbi Denise Eger, Joyce Hardy, Lea Gilmore, Ellen Kahn on the Local and State Context: Marriage Equality and Adoption. Then we heard Rev. Carolyn Mobley, Faisal Alam, Rev. Dr. Elizabeth Leung and Cuc Vu.

I got to have dinner with my daughter-in-law, Melanie Martinez, a rare treat---then the interfaith celebration (Advocacy from a Spirit of Abundance) which was just fabulous. The Washington DC MCC choir knocked it out of the park along with Marvin Matthews and others.

Blessed, graced and loved....