David K. Mercier
Deer Queer Christian: Love Is Our Superpower
(1 John 1–2)
(1 John 1–2)
Dear Queer Christian,
You’re not here by accident.
You didn’t stumble into grace—you were born for it.
You’ve been told a thousand times that your love is “less than.”
That your joy is a threat.
That your faith is futile.
And still, you love.
You show up.
You offer hugs when you should be building walls.
You choose community over performance.
You tell the truth—even when it’s safer to smile and stay small.
That’s not weakness.
That’s supernatural.
You don’t need to display perfect behavior.
You need to stop hiding.
We’ve seen what it’s like to watch religion turn into theatre.
To hear people say “God is love” while their policies scream otherwise.
But the power of walking in the light outshines their limited understanding of true faith.
And babe, you’ve got that light.
Every time you extend love when you’ve received judgment—
Every time you forgive when bitterness would feel easier—
Every time you show up to Pride wearing both glitter and grief—
You’re proving something holy.
So keep shining.
Keep loving.
Keep being that wild, radiant, uncontainable kind of faithful.
You don’t need anyone’s permission to walk in the light.
You already are.
—Someone who touched the truth and couldn’t keep quiet, John
1 John 1–2
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1 Timothy 4–6
1 Timothy 4–6
Why Love Still Disrupts Everything
In a world where church platforms profit off fear and hierarchy, John writes something quietly defiant:
If you know God, then love people. Period.
This isn’t about sentimental kindness or fake smiles.
It’s about seeing every person as worthy of tenderness. Especially those religion/society/culture has tried to cast aside.
For queer Christians, this hits deep.
We’ve heard the sermons that mistake shame for holiness.
We’ve watched leaders weaponize theology to exclude the very people Jesus would’ve sat beside.
And yet… we love anyway.
That’s the disruption.
That’s the resistance.
To keep loving openly, vulnerably, joyfully even after betrayal, erasure, and rejection?
That’s divine.
John reminds us: you don’t have to hide your truth to be in the light.
You don’t have to erase your queerness to be counted among the faithful.
You don’t need to explain why your heart still beats for community after all you’ve endured.
You’re already in.
Already loved.
Already lit up from the inside with something eternal.
Reflection
When have you felt most fully in the light; fully seen and fully safe?
What lies about love or holiness did you pick up from past churches?
Where might love still be your best act of resistance?
1 John 1–2
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